Table 1 Characteristics of Study Population
From: Cross-sectional associations among P3NP, HtrA, Hsp70, Apelin and sarcopenia in Taiwanese population
Variables | Sarcopenia (N = 43) | Non-sarcopenia (N = 365) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Continuous variables, (SD) | |||
 Age (years) | 76.92 (8.68) | 74.01 (37.63) | 0.166 |
 Grip strength (kg) | 18.88 (6.12) | 25.31 (8.85) | < 0.001 |
 SMI (kg/m2) | 5.81 (0.82) | 6.87 (1.01) | < 0.001 |
 Gait speed (m/s) | 1.04 (0.36) | 1.25 (0.32) | < 0.001 |
 P3NP (mg/L) | 0.53 (1.79) | 0.41 (1.56) | 0.661 |
 HtrA1 (ug/L) | 0.09 (0.04) | 0.11 (0.06) | 0.008 |
 Apelin (ng/mL) | 1.08 (0.66) | 4.49 (15.81) | < 0.001 |
 Hsp72 (ng/mL) | 2.72 (4.21) | 2.24 (4.45) | 0.477 |
 Cr (mg/dL) | 0.84 (0.30) | 0.86 (0.25) | 0.743 |
 TC (mg/dL) | 186.16 (38.14) | 183.04 (34.76) | 0.591 |
 ALT (U/L) | 17.98 (9.43) | 18.75 (10.75) | 0.608 |
Categorical variables (%) | |||
 Gender (male) (%) | 27 (62.7) | 146 (40.1) | 0.002 |
 Smoking (%) | 41 (96.1) | 303 (83.1) | 0.014 |
 Education (high school) (%) | 22 (52.0) | 239 (65.5) | 0.058 |
 Number of chronic disease | 1.28 (0.99) | 1.01 (1.01) | 0.075 |