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Correction to: Hand dexterity, not handgrip strength, is associated with executive function in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

verfasst von: Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Ryota Sakurai, Naoko Sakuma, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Masashi Yasunaga, Susumu Ogawa, Toru Takebayashi, Yoshinori Fujiwara

Erschienen in: BMC Geriatrics | Ausgabe 1/2018

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The original article can be found online at https://​doi.​org/​10.​1186/​s12877-018-0880-6

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Following the publication of this article [1], the authors reported a typesetting error in Table 1 that resulted in missing asterisks. This correction shows both the incorrect and correct versions of Table 1, and Table 1 has also been corrected in the original article.
Table 1
Comparison of covariates, hand and cognitive variables among age categories (N = 326)
Variables
Age categories
p-value
60-64 (n = 54)
65-69 (n = 104)
70-74 (n= 101)
≥ 75 (n = 67)
Years of education
14.4 ± 2.5
13.4 ± 2.2
13.3 ± 2.5
12.8 ± 2.7
0.004
TMIG-IC
12.2 ± 0.8
12.3 ± 0.9
12.4 ± 0.9
12.2 ± 1.3
0.645
GDS
2.3 ± 2.1
3.1 ± 2.5
2.5 ± 2.3
3.0 ± 2.3
0.09
Heart disease, n (%)
2 (3.7)
1 (1.0)
11 (10.9)
7 (10.4)
0.012a
Diabetes, n (%)
2 (3.7)
9 (8.7)
6 (5.9)
5 (7.5)
0.670a
Hypertension, n (%)
11 (20.4)
23 (22.1)
27 (26.7)
28 (41.8)
0.020a
Stroke, n (%)
3 (5.6)
6 (5.8)
5 (5.0)
3 (4.5)
0.983a
Hand motor variables, mean ± SD
 Handgrip strength (Kg)
23.4 ± 4.7
22.6 ± 5.3
22.9 ± 7.0
20.9 ± 6.3
0.104
 PPT (Number of pegs)
14.5 ± 1.5
13.7 ± 2.1
13.1 ± 1.9
11.9 ± 1.9†,‡
<0.001
Cognitive variables, mean ± SD
 MMSE
29.2 ± 0.9
28.8 ±1.3
28.9 ± 1.0
28.6 ± 1.3
0.023
 TMT-A
30.2 ± 7.7
35.3 ± 13.2
37.9 ± 11.1
43.2 ±12.4†,‡
<0.001
 TMT-B
74.5 ± 18.6
91.9 ± 37.6
107.4 ± 39.9
121.6 ±40.8
<0.001
 Digit symbolb
67.7 ± 9.3
60.2 ± 13.8
55.3 ± 10.9
45.6 ± 8.4†,‡
<0.001
Values are expressed as mean ± SD
TMIG-IC Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology - Index of Competence, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, TMT Trail Making Test
Bonferroni correction for post-hoc tests: *p<0.008 vs. 60-64; p<0.008 vs. 65-69; p<0.008 vs. 70-74
aThe Chi-square test was performed
bThe total number of subjects analyzed was 207
Table 1
Comparison of covariates, hand and cognitive variables among age categories (N = 326)
Variables
Age categories
p-value
60-64
(n = 54)
65-69
(n = 104)
70-74
(n = 101)
≥ 75
(n = 67)
Years of education
14.4 ± 2.5
13.4 ± 2.2
13.3 ± 2.5*
12.8 ± 2.7*
0.004
TMIG-IC
12.2 ± 0.8
12.3 ± 0.9
12.4 ± 0.9
12.2 ± 1.3
0.645
GDS
2.3 ± 2.1
3.1 ± 2.5
2.5 ± 2.3
3.0 ± 2.3
0.09
Heart disease, n (%)
2 (3.7)
1 (1.0)
11 (10.9)
7 (10.4)
0.012a
Diabetes, n (%)
2 (3.7)
9 (8.7)
6 (5.9)
5 (7.5)
0.670a
Hypertension, n (%)
11 (20.4)
23 (22.1)
27 (26.7)
28 (41.8)
0.020a
Stroke, n (%)
3 (5.6)
6 (5.8)
5 (5.0)
3 (4.5)
0.983a
Hand motor variables, mean ± SD
 Handgrip strength (Kg)
23.4 ± 4.7
22.6 ± 5.3
22.9 ± 7.0
20.9 ± 6.3
0.104
 PPT (Number of pegs)
14.5 ± 1.5
13.7 ± 2.1
13.1 ± 1.9*
11.9 ± 1.9*,†,‡
<0.001
Cognitive variables, mean ± SD
 MMSE
29.2 ± 0.9
28.8 ±1.3
28.9 ± 1.0
28.6 ± 1.3*
0.023
 TMT-A
30.2 ± 7.7
35.3 ± 13.2
37.9 ± 11.1*
43.2 ±12.4*,†,‡
<0.001
 TMT-B
74.5 ± 18.6
91.9 ± 37.6*
107.4 ± 39.9*,†
121.6 ±40.8*,†
<0.001
 Digit symbolb
67.7 ± 9.3
60.2 ± 13.8
55.3 ± 10.9*
45.6 ± 8.4*,†,‡
<0.001
Values are expressed as mean ± SD
TMIG-IC Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology - Index of Competence, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, TMT Trail Making Test
Bonferroni correction for post-hoc tests: *p<0.008 vs. 60-64; p<0.008 vs. 65-69; p<0.008 vs. 70-74
aThe Chi-square test was performed
bThe total number of subjects analyzed was 207
The incorrect version is:
The correct version is:
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Correction to: Hand dexterity, not handgrip strength, is associated with executive function in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study
verfasst von
Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya
Ryota Sakurai
Naoko Sakuma
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Masashi Yasunaga
Susumu Ogawa
Toru Takebayashi
Yoshinori Fujiwara
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2018
Verlag
BioMed Central
Erschienen in
BMC Geriatrics / Ausgabe 1/2018
Elektronische ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0907-z

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