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Table 2 Sarcopenia parameters of the non-faller group and faller group according to sex

From: Sex differences in impact of sarcopenia on falls in community-dwelling Korean older adults

Characteristic

Male

P

Female

P

Non-faller (n = 935)

Faller (n = 176)

Non-faller (n = 919)

Faller (n = 293)

HGS, kg (mean ± SD)

32.6 ± 5.8

30.5 ± 5.8

< 0.001*

21.3 ± 3.9

20.7 ± 3.8

0.044*

ASMI, kg/m2 (mean ± SD)

7.04 ± 0.8

6.97 ± 0.8

0.297

5.86 ± 0.7

5.74 ± 0.7

0.014*

SPPB (mean ± SD)

11.2 ± 1.2

10.6 ± 1.6

< 0.001*

10.6 ± 1.4

10.3 ± 1.8

0.013*

Sarcopeniaa (n, %)

162 (17.3)

40 (22.7)

0.109

98 (10.7)

45 (15.4)

0.037*

severe Sarcopeniab (n, %)

29 (3.1)

7 (8.5)

0.001*

32 (3.5)

7 (2.4)

0.356

  1. Abbreviations: HGS hand grip strength; ASMI appendicular skeletal muscle mass index; SPPB short physical performance battery
  2. a Sarcopenia: Low ASMI (< 7.0 kg/m2 for males and < 5.4 kg/m2 for females) and either a low HGS (< 28 kg for males and < 18 kg for females) or low physical performance (SPPB score ≤ 9 for both sexes)
  3. bSevere sarcopenia: Low ASMI with a low HGS and low physical performance
  4. *P < 0.05