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Table 3 Longitudinal comparisons of Appendage Lean Mass Index and Lean Mass Index in patients with and without sarcopenia

From: End-stage knee osteoarthritis with and without sarcopenia and the effect of knee arthroplasty – a prospective cohort study

Sarcopenia

Sex

Age

BMI

DXA variables

Time points

P valueb

Baseline

6 months

12 months

Yes

Male

≤75

Normal

ALMI

6.34 ± 0.35

6.56 ± 0.29

6.37 ± 0.34

0.44

  

Overweight or obese

ALMI

6.03 ± 1.46

6.51 ± 1.67

6.79 ± 0.21

0.40

 

> 75

Normal

ALMI

5.07 ± 0.09

5.38 ± 0.11

5.28 ± 0.15

0.42

  

Overweight or obese

ALMI

5.35 ± 0.47

5.23 ± 0.17

5.21 ± 0.14

0.48

 

≤75

Normal

LMI

14.45 ± 0.64

14.60 ± 0.35

14.65 ± 0.07

0.45

  

Overweight or obese

LMI

14.50 ± 2.52

14.90 ± 1.58

15.50 ± 0.57

0.44

 

> 75

Normal

LMI

12.22 ± 1.19

12.34 ± 1.69

12.54 ± 0.68

0.46

  

Overweight or obese

LMI

13.39 ± 0.87

14.09 ± 0.62

13.76 ± 0.95

0.45

Female

≤75

Normal

ALMI

5.17 ± 0.17

5.28 ± 0.52

5.30 ± 0.15

0.31

  

Overweight or obese

ALMI

4.89 ± 0.15

4.96 ± 0.15

5.10 ± 0.38

0.04a

 

> 75

Normal

ALMI

5.05 ± 0.07

5.12 ± 0.10

5.18 ± 0.10

0.34

  

Overweight or obese

ALMI

4.47 ± 0.43

4.60 ± 0.41

4.79 ± 0.52

0.05a

 

≤75

Normal

LMI

13.50 ± 0.28

13.90 ± 0.42

14.10 ± 0.28

0.34

  

Overweight or obese

LMI

12.30 ± 1.01

12.45 ± 1.35

12.86 ± 0.21

0.04a

 

> 75

Normal

LMI

13.30 ± 0.27

13.70 ± 0.26

13.90 ± 0.72

0.36

  

Overweight or obese

LMI

11.78 ± 0.77

11.86 ± 1.13

12.26 ± 0.88

0.04a

No

Male

≤75

Normal

ALMI

6.44 ± 0.57

6.21 ± 0.22

6.54 ± 0.43

0.39

  

Overweight or obese

ALMI

7.69 ± 0.55

8.04 ± 0.64

7.95 ± 0.86

0.39

 

> 75

Normal

ALMI

7.37 ± 0.37

7.54 ± 0.69

7.46 ± 0.12

0.38

  

Overweight or obese

ALMI

7.89 ± 0.50

8.21 ± 0.66

7.94 ± 0.74

0.42

 

≤75

Normal

LMI

14.70 ± 1.44

14.25 ± 0.49

14.70 ± 0.85

0.45

  

Overweight or obese

LMI

17.80 ± 1.29

18.83 ± 1.05

18.45 ± 1.93

0.33

 

> 75

Normal

LMI

16.40 ± 1.59

16.90 ± 0.38

16.65 ± 0.35

0.31

  

Overweight or obese

LMI

17.98 ± 1.41

18.54 ± 1.02

18.39 ± 1.84

0.34

Female

≤75

Normal

ALMI

4.85 ± 0.25

4.74 ± 0.23

4.72 ± 0.22

0.41

  

Overweight or obese

ALMI

6.05 ± 0.53

5.92 ± 0.66

6.06 ± 0.56

0.36

 

> 75

Normal

ALMI

4.59 ± 0.05

4.28 ± 0.14

4.44 ± 0.22

0.49

  

Overweight or obese

ALMI

5.90 ± 0.34

5.95 ± 0.57

6.27 ± 0.53

0.27

 

≤75

Normal

LMI

12.17 ± 0.51

12.00 ± 0.28

12.25 ± 0.49

0.43

  

Overweight or obese

LMI

14.90 ± 1.10

14.88 ± 1.38

15.11 ± 1.30

0.40

 

> 75

Normal

LMI

12.00 ± 1.34

11.40 ± 1.36

11.70 ± 0.42

0.48

  

Overweight or obese

LMI

14.80 ± 1.70

14.15 ± 0.92

15.25 ± 0.99

0.34

  1. ALMI appendage lean mass index, Appendage lean mass/Height2, LMI lean mass index: Total lean mass/Height2
  2. a Statistical significance using ANOVA
  3. b post-hoc Bonferroni log-rank test