Table 3 Mean (SD) characteristics of sarcopenic and severe sarcopenic men and women aged ≥60 years according to each AWGS19 physical performance definitions for sarcopenia, including 6 m Gait Speed (GS), 5x repeated-chair Sit-to-Stand (STS) and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Sarcopenia | Severe Sarcopenia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AWGS19 GS | AWGS19 STS | AWGS19 SPPB | AWGS19 GS | AWGS19 STS | AWGS19 SPPB | |
Males | ||||||
n | 29 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 8 |
Age (years) | 74 (7) | 76 (7) | 76 (7) | 78 (7) | 78 (7) | 80 (8) |
Height (m) | 1.62 (0.05) | 1.62 (0.07) | 1.61 (0.07) | 1.62 (0.08) | 1.65 (0.07) | 1.63 (0.10) |
Weight (kg) | 60.2 (6.3) | 59.5 (7.7) | 59.0 (6.5) | 61.1 (8.2) | 64.1 (8.5) | 64.1 (11.2) |
BMI | 22.9 (2.2) | 22.7 (2.2) | 22.6 (2.1) | 23.4 (2.9) | 23.8 (3.7) | 24.2 (4.1) |
ALM/h2 | 6.1 (0.5) | 5.9 (0.5) | 5.9 (0.5) | 6.0 (0.5) | 6.0 (0.5) | 5.9 (0.6) |
Hand Grip (kg) | 28.7 (5.2) | 25.0 (6.8) | 23.2 (3.9) | 21.5 (4.7) | 20.8 (4.1) | 20.0 (6.3) |
Gait Speed 6 m (m/s) | 0.95 (0.15) | 0.93 (0.20) | 0.90 (0.17) | 0.83 (0.19) | 0.75 (0.15) | 0.66 (0.14) |
SPPB score | 11.4 (1.5) | 11.0 (1.6) | 11.1 (1.5) | 10.3 (1.9) | 9.0 (2.0) | 8.0 (1.7) |
Females | ||||||
n | 42 | 28 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 2 |
Age (years) | 75 (7) | 76 (6) | 78 (6) | 80 (6) | 81 (4) | 84 (0) |
Height (m) | 1.53 (0.04) | 1.51 (0.06) | 1.51 (0.06) | 1.50 (0.06) | 1.52 (0.04) | 1.54 (0.04) |
Weight (kg) | 52.6 (6.6) | 51.6 (7.5) | 51.7 (7.8) | 52.3 (8.0) | 53.4 (8.0) | 50.3 (6.4) |
BMI | 22.5 (2.7) | 22.6 (2.9) | 22.7 (3.1) | 23.2 (2.8) | 23.1 (3.1) | 21.5 (3.7) |
ALM/h2 | 4.9 (0.3) | 4.8 (0.4) | 4.8 (0.4) | 4.8 (0.3) | 4.8 (0.4) | 4.7 (0.7) |
Hand Grip (kg) | 20.5 (4.2) | 16.5 (3.2) | 16.1 (2.5) | 15.5 (1.9) | 15.3 (1.6) | 12.8 (0.1) |
Gait Speed 6 m (m/s) | 0.93 (0.15) | 0.90 (0.16) | 0.89 (0.17) | 0.87 (0.15) | 0.86 (0.13) | 0.65 (0.01) |
SPPB score | 11.3 (1.7) | 11.0 (1.5) | 10.9 (1.4) | 10.7 (1.5) | 9.7 (1.7) | 6.5 (0.7) |