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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: Possible benefits of singing to the mental and physical condition of the elderly

Items

Like singing

Diskike singing

p-value

Number of subjects

32

12

Sex

Male

7

3

0.826

Female

25

9

Age

64.3 ± 4.4

63.4 ± 2.4

0.727

Heights (cm)

157.5 ± 8.1

157.6 ± 7.7

0.580

Weight (kg)

55.94 ± 11.1

62.7 ± 11.3

0.067

  1. Chi-square test was used to compare the sex and Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the age, height, and weight of the subjects who like singing and those who dislike singing.