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Table 1 Participants’ baseline characteristics by grip strength

From: Association of decreased grip strength with lower urinary tract symptoms in women: a cross‐sectional study from Korea

Grip strength

Normal (N = 3645)

Impaired (N = 580)

p

Age, years

47.6 ± 10.5

54.7 ± 13.0

< 0.001

Height, cm

158.1 ± 5.4

154.7 ± 5.8

< 0.001

Weight, kg

59.1 ± 8.6

57.4 ± 8.0

< 0.001

Body mass index, kg/m2

23.7 ± 3.3

24.0 ± 3.3

0.016

Waist circumference, cm

79.8 ± 8.5

81.3 ± 8.7

< 0.001

Body fat, %

33.0 ± 6.0

35.1 ± 6.2

< 0.001

Albumin, g/dL

4.2 ± 0.2

4.1 ± 0.2

0.005

Uric acid, mg/dL

4.6 ± 1.0

4.7 ± 1.0

0.002

HbA1C, %

5.5 ± 0.6

5.7 ± 0.7

< 0.001

HOMA-IR

1.6 ± 1.2

1.7 ± 1.8

0.037

TSH, µIU/mL

2.2 ± 1.7

2.1 ± 1.3

0.020

25-OH-vitamin D, ng/mL

19.9 ± 10.4

20.9 ± 10.8

0.054

Hypertension

339 (9.3)

92 (15.9)

< 0.001

Diabetes

89 (2.4)

34 (5.9)

< 0.001

Dyslipidemia

270 (7.4)

65 (11.2)

0.002

Current smoker

136 (3.7)

37 (6.4)

0.010

Alcohol consumption

481 (13.2)

59 (10.2)

0.050

Regular exercise

826 (22.7)

104 (17.9%)

0.012

Stressa

  

0.001

 Low

1897 (52.0)

287 (49.5)

 

 Moderate

1457 (40.0)

220 (37.9)

 

 High

291 (8.0)

73 (12.6)

 

Daytime frequency

1106 (30.3)

194 (33.4)

0.145

Nocturia

1935 (53.1)

378 (65.2)

< 0.001

Urgency

320 (8.8)

109 (18.8)

< 0.001

Incontinence

329 (9.0)

93 (16.0)

< 0.001

Overactive bladder

  

< 0.001

 None

3339 (91.6)

473 (81.6)

 

 Mild

169 (4.6)

48 (8.3)

 

 Moderate

131 (3.6)

54 (9.3)

 

 Severe

6 (0.2)

5 (0.9)

 
  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%)
  2. Values were calculated using T-test and Chi square test
  3. aStress status was defined using the Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument-Korean version score