Research Paper Volume 17, Issue 5 pp 1206—1220
Changes in metabolism-related RNA expression in circulating white blood cells of aged individual with physical frailty
Figure 6. Oral/physical dysfunction and age. The mean age of elderly with masticatory disturbances (A) and swallowing dysfunction (B) was higher than that of elderly without each symptom. No significant difference in the mean age was observed between elderly who reported or did not report slower walking speed (C). The mean age of the elderly who experienced a fall in the past year was higher than that of the elderly without a fall (D). *p<0.05 (A, B, D).