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.