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Table 2 Nutritional status body composition, physical function and bio-chemical status, 1–3 years after stroke

From: Functional performance, nutritional status, and body composition in ambulant community-dwelling individuals 1–3 years after suffering from a cerebral infarction or intracerebral bleeding

  

Men

Women

 
 

Total

65–74 years

75–85 years

65–74 years

75–85 years

Gender difference

 

(n = 134)

(n = 54)

(n = 39)

(n = 23)

(n = 18)

P-value

MNA-SF (0–14 p), median (IQR)a

14 (2)

14 (1)

13 (2)

13 (2)

13.5 (2)

0.24

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

27.3 (4.1)

27.8 (4.0)

26.4 (2.8)

27.4 (4.8)

27 (5.4)

0.68

BMI class, (kg/m2), n (%)

      

  < 22

8 (6)

3 (5.6)

1 (2.6)

2 (8.7)

2 (11.1)

NA

 22–24.9

31 (23.3)

11 (20.4)

12 (31.6)

5 (21.7)

3 (16.7)

0.62

 25–29.9

64 (48.1)

24 (44.4)

20 (52.6)

12 (52.2)

8 (44.4)

0.17

  ≥ 30

30 (22.6)

16 (29.6)

5 (13.2)

4 (17.4)

5 (27.8)

0.41

10 mWT (m/s), mean (SD)

1.08 (0.25)

1.16 (0.25)

1.10 (0.22)

0.96 (0.23)

0.94 (0.23)

>0.001

   <1.0 m/s, n (%)

38 (28)

11 (12)

7 (7)

11 (27)

9 (2)

 

SPPB (0–12 p), median (IQR)

10 (3)

11 (16)

10 (4)

10 (3)

9 (4)

0.005

   ≤ 8, n (%)

37 (41)

15 (16)

19 (20)

10 (24)

11 (27)

 

PASE, (0 ≤ p), mean (SD)

108 (65)

121 (101)

104 (73)

98 (52)

95 (50)

0.18

FFM (kg), mean (SD)

     

<0.001

 Male, mean (SD)

58.5 (6.9)

59.5 (7.4)

56.4 (5.7)

   

 Female, mean (SD)

41.9 (5.3)

  

42.4 (4.8)

41.3 (5.9)

 

FFMI (kg/m2), median (IQR)

     

<0.001

 Male, median (IQR)

19.4 (2.2)

19.5 (2.4)

19.3 (2.3)

   

 Female, median (IQR)

16.7 (1.5)

  

16.7 (2.3)

16.7 (2.8)

 

FMI (kg/m2), median (IQR)

     

<0.001

 Male, median (IQR)

7.3 (3.0)

7.8 (3.2)

7.0 (3.1)

   

 Female, median (IQR)

10.1 (3.6)

  

10.1 (3.0)

9.9 (4.6)

 

FM%, mean (SD)

     

<0.001

 Male, mean (SD)

27.2 (5.3)

28.0 (5.4)

26.3 (5.2)

   

 Female, mean (SD)

38.0 (6.3)

  

37.7 (6.6)

38.4 (6.1)

 

Plasma total cholesterol, (mmol/l), mean (SD)

4.9 (1.0)

4.7 (0.94)

4.6 (0.93)

5.4 (1.3)

5.2 (0.93)

0.007

Plasma LDL cholesterol, (mmol/l), mean (SD)

2.5 (0.75)

2.5 (0.78)

2.3 (0.65)

2.6 (0.88)

2.6 (0.69)

0.18

Plasma HDL cholesterol, (mmol/l), mean (SD)

1.4 (0.33)

1.2 (0.25)

1.3 (0.38)

1.5 (0.50)

1.5 (0.29)

<0.001

Plasma albumin (g/l), mean (SD)

38.1 (2.7)

38.6 (2.7)

37.4 (2.5)

38.4 (3.0)

37.2 (2.4)

0.39

Serum IGF-I*, μg/l, mean (SD)

131.1 (46.6)

131.5 (44.9)

134.0 (44.0)

131.8 (56.3)

120.6 (44.7)

0.52

Plasma CRP, mg/l, median (IQR)

1.9 (2.7)

1.9 (2.3)

2.6 (2.3)

1.4 (3.7)

2.3 (2.9)

0.55

  1. Data are means (SD) or medians (IQR). aReference values for FM%: <20 % (men) or <30 % (women)
  2. Abbreviations: BMI Body Mass Index, CRP C-Reactive Protein, FM Fat Mass, FMI Fat Mass Index, FFM Fat-Free Mass, FFMI Fat-Free Mass Index, HDL High Density Lipoprotein, LDL Low Density Lipoprotein, MNA-SF Mini Nutritional Assessment - Short Form, NA Non-applicant, PASE Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly, S-IGF-I Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery, 10 mWT 10-m Walking Test. P < 0.05
  3. aFor this analysis MNA-SF was calculated with the mobility item omitted
  4. * the IGF-1 reference value for individuals aged 71–75 years was 64–188 μg/l
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