Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics between subjects in non-received LTC and those received LTC groups during follow-up (n = 1,098)
| Characteristics |
Total N (%) | Non-received LTC (n = 991; 90.3%) | Received LTC (n = 107; 9.7%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grip strengtha | ||||
| Normal | 687 (62.6) | 637 (64.3) | 50 (46.7) | < .001d |
| Male | 389 (56.6) | 367 (57.6) | 22 (44.0) | .075d |
| Female | 298 (43.4) | 270 (42.4) | 28 (56.0) | |
| Weak | 411 (37.4) | 354 (35.7) | 57 (53.3) | |
| Male | 152 (37.0) | 135 (38.1) | 17 (29.8) | .241d |
| Female | 259 (63.0) | 219 (61.9) | 40 (70.2) | |
| Walking speedb | ||||
| Normal | 440 (40.1) | 414 (41.8) | 26 (24.3) | < .001d |
| Slow | 658 (59.9) | 577 (58.2) | 81 (75.7) | |
| MoCA-J score (Mean ± SD) | 23.00 ± 3.44 | 23.17 ± 3.35 | 21.44 ± 3.84 | < .001 |
| Age | ||||
| 70 y/o | 523 (47.6) | 508 (51.3) | 15 (14.0) | < .001c |
| 80 y/o | 531 (48.4) | 452 (45.6) | 79 (73.8) | |
| 90 y/o | 44 (4.0) | 31 (3.1) | 13 (12.1) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 541 (49.3) | 502 (50.7) | 39 (36.4) | .006d |
| Female | 557 (50.7) | 489 (49.3) | 68 (63.6) | |
| HT | ||||
| No | 299 (27.2) | 278 (28.1) | 21 (19.6) | .068d |
| Yes | 799 (72.8) | 713 (71.9) | 86 (80.4) | |
| DM | ||||
| No | 931 (84.8) | 843 (85.1) | 88 (82.2) | .440c |
| Yes | 167 (15.2) | 148 (14.9) | 19 (17.8) | |
| Stroke | ||||
| No | 1043 (95.0) | 943 (95.2) | 100 (93.5) | .444c |
| Yes | 55 (5.0) | 48 (4.8) | 7 (6.5) | |
| Joint diseases | ||||
| No | 824 (75.0) | 756 (76.3) | 68 (63.6) | .006d |
| Yes | 274 (25.0) | 235 (23.7) | 39 (36.4) | |
| Living alone | ||||
| No | 909 (82.8) | 832 (84.0) | 77 (72.0) | .002c |
| Yes | 189 (17.2) | 159 (16.0) | 30 (28.0) | |
| BMI (Mean ± SD) | 22.73 ± 2.89 | 22.75 ± 2.88 | 22.50 ± 3.00 | .386 |
| Serum albumin (Mean ± SD) | 4.37 ± 0.27 | 4.38 ± 0.27 | 4.30 ± 0.27 | .005 |