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Table 2 Characteristics of participants according to sarcopenia groups

From: The diagnostic value of the Short Physical Performance Battery for sarcopenia

 

EWGSOP1

EWGSOP2

ALM/h2 + HG + GS

HG + ALM/h2 + GS

HG + ALM/h2 + TUG

HG + ALM/h2 + SPPB

STS + ALM/h2 + GS

STS + ALM/h2 + TUG

STS + ALM/h2 + SPPB

Prevalence

36 (12%)

22 (8%)

12 (4%)

19 (7%)

46 (16%)

24 (8%)

47 (16%)

Age (yrs)

81.5 (76, 84)

82.5 (76, 84)

83 (78.5, 84.5)

82 (76, 85)

80 (75, 84)

80.5 (76, 84)

81 (76, 85)

Sex (women), n (%)

22 (61%)

14 (64%)

7 (58%)

12 (63%)

32 (70%)

16 (67%)

32 (68%)

Weight (kg)

57.3 (50.6, 67.6)

55.3 (50, 66)

56.7 (50.1, 65.7)

55.2 (50, 66)

57.6 (51, 64.1)

56.3 (50.2, 63.5)

56 (50, 64)

Height (cm)

155 (151, 163)

154 (149, 163)

156 (151, 163)

155 (152, 163)

156 (151, 163)

157 (150, 165)

157 (152, 163)

Body Mass Index

23.79 (21.83, 26.19)

23.41 (20.81, 26.01)

23.39 (21.44, 25.61)

22.97 (20.28, 25.20)

23.26 (21.17, 26.01)

22.49 (21.45, 24.64)

23.23 (20.81, 25.20)

ALM/h2

5.42 (5.12, 5.92)

5.40 (5.12, 5.67)

5.38 (5.04, 5.58)

5.26 (5.04, 5.67)

5.22 (5.00, 5.67)

5.23 (5.02, 5.58)

5.23 (5.03, 5.83)

Falls in past year

2 (1, 2)

2 (1, 2)

2 (1, 3.5)

2 (1, 3)

2 (1, 2)

2 (1, 2.5)

2 (1, 3)

Handgrip strength (kg)

16 (12, 20)

13.5 (11, 17)

13.5 (12, 19)

12 (11, 18)

20 (15, 24)

19.5 (15, 22)

20 (14, 24)

SPPB score

5.5 (4.5, 7.0)

6 (4, 8)

4 (2.5, 6.5)

5 (4, 7)

5.5 (4, 7)

4.5 (4, 6)

6 (4, 7)

Timed Up and Go (s)

19.31 (16.71, 24.39)

19.50 (16.71, 24.39)

25.09 (22.27, 33.94)

19.77 (16.81, 25.80)

19.46 (16.71, 24.39)

25.09 (21.62, 29.92)

19.23 (15.42, 24.39)

Gait Speed (m/s)

0.54 (0.39, 0.69)

0.51 (0.38, 0.66)

0.38 (0.26, 0.61)

0.50 (0.38, 0.65)

0.56 (0.40, 0.70)

0.46 (0.33, 0.62)

0.56 (0.40, 0.71)

FES-I

36 (25.5, 48.5)

36.5 (29, 52)

50 (29, 59.5)

38 (29, 57)

37 (26, 48)

43.5 (26.5, 52.5)

36 (25, 48)

  1. ALM/h2 Appendicular Lean Mass corrected for height squared, GS Gait speed, HG Handgrip strength, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery, TUG Timed up and go, FES-I Falls Efficacy Scale – International