Associations between fitness levels and self-perceived health-related quality of life in community - dwelling for a group of older females

Table 2 Comparison of fitness tests between groups

听	n鈥�=鈥�35 (1 group)	n鈥�=鈥�30 (2 group)	n鈥�=鈥�64 (3 group)	n鈥�=鈥�36 (4 group)	听
Variable	惭别补苍鈥壜扁赌塖顿	惭别补苍鈥壜扁赌塖顿	惭别补苍鈥壜扁赌塖顿	惭别补苍鈥壜扁赌塖顿	P
Handgrip r. s.) (kg)	24.51鈥壜扁赌�10.18*	22.27鈥壜扁赌�8.41*	18.12鈥壜扁赌�5.62*	16.62鈥壜扁赌�6.88*	(1鈥�2); (1鈥�3); (1鈥�4); (2鈥�3); (2鈥�4)
Handgrip l. s. (kg)	22.59鈥壜扁赌�7.75**	20.31鈥壜扁赌�7.24**	16.93鈥壜扁赌�5.72*	15.11鈥壜扁赌�6.71**	(1鈥�2); (1鈥�3); (1鈥�4); (2鈥�3); (2鈥�4)
Back Scratch (BS), (cm)	鈭�12.75鈥壜扁赌�16.13	鈭掆赌�16.48鈥壜扁赌�1.,65	鈭掆赌�20.36鈥壜扁赌�16.34	鈭�16.25鈥壜扁赌�13.72	NS
Arm Curl, (AC) (reps)	20.56鈥壜扁赌�3.93**	19.31鈥壜扁赌�6.16	18.04鈥壜扁赌�5.64	17.13鈥壜扁赌�6.56**	(1鈥�4)
Chair sit & r., (Csr) (cm)	1.93鈥壜扁赌�3.10	鈭�1.54鈥壜扁赌�10.18	鈭�2.66鈥壜扁赌�10.54	鈭�1.05鈥壜扁赌�8.98	NS
30-s Chair stand (30-s Cs) (amount)	11.21鈥壜扁赌�6.91	12.25鈥壜扁赌�4.44	10.65鈥壜扁赌�4.85	10.28鈥壜扁赌�4.14	NS
6MWT (m)	315.42鈥壜扁赌�194.35**	243.21鈥壜扁赌�113.55	228.90鈥壜扁赌�132.52	188.58鈥壜扁赌�104.93**	(1鈥�4)

Abbreviations: Hg rs. Handgrip right side (kg), Hg ls. Handgrip left side (kg), BS Back Scratch (cm), AC Arm Curl (cm), Csr Chair sit & r. (amount), 30-s Cs 30-s Chair stand (amount), 6MWT 6鈥塵in walking test (m)
P鈥�&濒迟;鈥�0.05* P鈥�&濒迟;鈥�0.01**

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