Table 2: Means and standard deviations (in parentheses) of upper limb strength (SSL), strength of the lower limbs (SIL), circumference of the left leg (CLL), circumference of right leg (CRL), left leg balance (ELL) and right leg balance (ERL) for nutritional status category of seniors, regardless of sex and age (1).

Variable

Nutritional State

Low weight

(IMC ≤ 22,0)

Normal weight

(22,0 < IMC < 27,0)

Overweight

(IMC ≥ 27,0)

FMS

14,2 (± 4,02)

16,0 (± 3,70)

15,6 (± 2,95)

FMI

12,4 (± 4,12)

13,3 (± 3,58)

12,3 (± 2,56)

CPE

31,4 (± 2,56)c

34,3 (± 2,13)b

37,9 (± 3,10)a

CPD

31,5 (± 2,38)c

33,7 (± 2,69)b

37,7 (± 3,15)a

EPE

14,5 (± 12,3)

12,9 (± 10,3)

12,3 (± 10,4)

EPD

17,2 (± 13,5)

13,2 (± 11,1)

11,5 (± 10,2)

 

(1) Average of nutritional status categories, followed by different small letters on the lines; differ between each other after t test post unbalanced ANOVA at the level of 5% probability.