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Table 2 Estimates (mean (SD)) for Six-Minute-Walk-Test, Sit-to-Stand-Test, grip and knee extension strength

From: Physical function in patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma; a Danish cohort study

Gender

Age group

6MWT

(distance in meters)

SST

(number of raises)

Grip strength

(kilograms)

Knee extension strength (Newton)

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

Males (n = 58)

35–39

1

671.75 (.)

0

 

1

57.70 (.)

1

588.90 (.)

40–44

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

45–49

0

 

0

 

0

 

50–54

5

460.24 (111.79)

4

13.00 (3.83)

5

43.20 (9.51)

11

382.71 (120.27)

55–59

6

540.68 (120.18)

6

15.33 (7.17)

6

61.18 (39.35)

60–64

6

435.32 (113.46)

6

11.33 (4.18)

6

41.77 (10.61)

13

337.37 (132.51)

65–69

9

389.74 (153.62)

7

12.29 (4.46)

9

40.62 (5.92)

70–74

12

383.96 (130.49)

12

11.67 (4.38)

13

37.18 (6.73)

21

339.16 (99.37)

75–79

9

396.43 (102.51)

8

11.50 (3.16)

9

45.46 (13.43)

80–84

6

426.44 (189.02)

6

12.00 (5.83)

6

42.28 (5.01)

7

298.39 (59.32)

85–89

1

272.00 (.)

1

10.00 (.)

1

28.70 (.)

90+

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Females (n = 42)

35–39

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

40–44

0

 

0

 

0

 

2

310.05 (104.58)

45–49

2

483.68 (61.77)

2

14.00 (4.24)

2

32.85 (1.06)

50–54

3

525.17 (128.83)

3

13.33 (4.73)

3

33.70 (4.19)

9

262.76 (54.87)

55–59

6

442.35 (47.28)

6

11.17 (2.23)

6

25.28 (7.33)

60–64

4

464.40 (69.78)

3

10.67 (3.51)

4

28.83 (5.02)

10

212.13 (58.41)

65–69

8

392.34 (197.78)

6

11.17 (3.97)

9

31.98 (9.24)

70–74

11

379.78 (150.43)

9

11.56 (2.30)

11

28.50 (9.57)

12

227.53 (81.65)

75–79

2

402.18 (143.80)

2

13.00 (7.07)

2

23.00 (0.71)

80–84

3

408.77 (132.39)

3

11.67 (6.66)

3

20.87 (3.57)

4

192.98 (23.79)

85–89

1

178.02 (.)

1

2.00 (.)

1

19.10 (.)

90+

1

280.00 (.)

1

10.00 (.)

1

26.00 (.)

1

136.60 (.)

Missing (total)

 

4a

 

14b

 

2c

 

9d

 
  1. Note: Knee extension strength is reported in 10 year age groups. SD cannot be estimated, if only one observation
  2. aMissing data of 6MWT were caused by pain (n = 1), sudden impairment (n = 2), unknown (n = 1)
  3. bMissing data of SST were caused by restriction (n = 3), pain (n = 2), sudden impairment (n = 2), personal failure/misunderstanding (n = 4), unknown (n = 3)
  4. cMissing data of grip strength were caused by sudden impairment (n = 2)
  5. dMissing data of knee extension strength were caused by pain (n = 1), restriction (n = 1), sudden impairment (n = 2), apparatus failure (n = 1), personal failure/misunderstanding (n = 2), unknown (n = 4)
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