Table 3. Nutrition quotient-A (NQ-A) scores of subjects according to the grip strength

Grip strength p value2)
≤50 percentile1) (n=52) >50 percentile1) (n=51)
Balance
Score 20.45±11.10 24.10±10.34 0.0878
Distribution Lower 36(69.23) 33(64.71) 0.75193)
Middle 16(30.77) 17(33.33)
Upper 0(0.00) 1(1.96)
Diversity
Score 36.22±12.84 42.29±13.61 0.0218
Distribution Lower 39(75.00) 33(64.71) 0.28413)
Middle 13(25.00) 16(31.37)
Upper 0(0.00) 2(3.92)
Moderation
Score 59.62±14.86 62.73±13.84 0.2708
Distribution Lower 20(38.46) 17(33.33) 0.6235
Middle 27(51.92) 26(50.98)
Upper 5(9.62) 8(15.69)
Dietary behavior
Score 45.28±14.52 52.59±15.37 0.0148
Distribution Lower 14(26.92) 6(11.76) 0.0739
Middle 26(50.00) 25(49.02)
Upper 12(23.08) 20(39.22)
Total
Score 41.11±8.64 45.93±8.68 0.0058
Distribution Lower 39(75.00) 26(50.98) 0.03993)
Middle 11(21.15) 22(43.14)
Upper 2(3.85) 3(5.88)
Cut-off point: Male 46.8 kg, Female 26.5 kg.
Calculated from chi-square test or Student’s t-test.
Calculated from Fisher’s exact test.