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Table 1 The general characteristics and clinical data of study participants with and without sarcopenia

From: A cross-sectional study of the relationships between different components of sarcopenia and brachial ankle pulse wave velocity in community-dwelling elderly

Variable

Sarcopenia

n = 89

Non-Sarcopenia n = 361

x2/t

p

Sex (male/female)

50/39

216/145

0.394

0.530

Age (years)

72.48 ± 4.65

71.05 ± 4.15

2.854

0.005

BMI (kg/m2)

24.01 ± 1.92

25.20 ± 2.31

−5.030

0.000

VFA (cm2)

98.03 ± 13.11

90.71 ± 16.87

4.438

0.000

Hypertension (%)

28 (31.46)

105 (29.09)

0.193

0.660

Diabetes (%)

14 (15.73)

49 (13.57)

0.276

0.599

Cardiac disease(%)

30 (33.71)

101 (27.98)

1.136

0.287

Smoking (%)

15 (16.85)

49 (13.57)

0.630

0.427

Sports (%)

10 (11.24)

75 (20.78)

4.241

0.039

MNA-SF (%)

36 (39.02)

87 (24.10)

9.609

0.002

TG (mmol/L)

1.31 ± 0.45

1.51 ± 0.58

−2.981

0.003

LDL-C(mmol/L)

3.12 ± 0.61

3.08 ± 0.62

0.646

0.519

HbA1C(%)

5.37 ± 0.93

5.28 ± 1.12

0.781

0.436

Hb(g/L)

125.73 ± 11.97

124.98 ± 15.44

0.426

0.670

ALB(g/L)

41.16 ± 4.49

44.19 ± 4.43

−5.769

0.000

Cr(umol/L)

66.12 ± 14.15

72.37 ± 11.15

−4.477

0.000

baPWV (cm/s)

1792.39 ± 128.27

1647.57 ± 121.04

9.989

0.000

HS (kg)

23.99 ± 5.60

25.48 ± 5.72

−2.216

0.027

GS(m/s)

0.86 ± 0.26

1.20 ± 0.58

−5.433

0.000

ASMI (kg/m2)

6.59 ± 0.73

7.64 ± 0.76

− 11.738

0.000

  1. BMI body mass index, ALB serum albumin, TG triacylglycerol, Cr creatinine, VFA visceral fat tissue, MNA-SF mini-nutritional assessment short-form, BIA Bioelectrical impedance analysis, ASMI appendicular skeletal muscle index, Hb hemoglobin, HbA1C hemoglobin A1C, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, baPWV brachial ankle pulse wave velocity, HS Handgrip strength, GS usual gait speed