Table 1 Comparison of the sarcopenic, sarcopenic obesity and healthy participants regarding baseline characteristics
Variable | Controls (n = 189) | Sarcopenia (n = 65) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 69.00 (5) | 71.00 (8) | 0.004 |
Intracellular water | 20.400 (5.8) | 18.750 (4.4) | < 0.001 |
Extracellular water | 12.800 (3.6) | 11.750 (2.8) | < 0.001 |
Total body water | 33.250 (9.5) | 30.350 (7.1) | < 0.001 |
BMI, Kg/m2 | 28.15 ± 4.48 | 23.46 ± 3.16 | < 0.001 |
Total Skeletal Muscle Mass, kg | 25.263 (7.6) | 22.400 (5.7) | < 0.001 |
Body fat, kg | 26.23 ± 8.38 | 19.16 ± 6.73 | < 0.001 |
Skeletal muscle mass index (SMI), Kg/m2 | 7.45 ± 0.81 | 6.28 ± 0.72 | < 0.001 |
Appendicular lean mass (ALM), kg | 18.7300 (6.57) | 17.1500 (5.35) | < 0.001 |
Handgrip Strength, kg | 41.6667 (31.04) | 33.7500 (17.92) | 0.001 |
Gait speed m/s | 0.8300 (0.23) | 0.7200 (0.12) | < 0.001 |
GLU | 104.00 (18) | 99.50 (18) | 0.010 |
Albumin, g/dl | 4.000 (0.3) | 3.800 (0.4) | 0.001 |
Creatinine, mg/dl | 0.850 (0.1) | 0.900 (0.2) | 0.013 |
Calcium | 9.300 (0.6) | 9.100 (0.7) | 0.026 |
BUN, mg/dl | 14.00 (4) | 14.00 (4) | 0.193 |
FBS, mg/dl | 94.0000 (18.00) | 89.5000 (18.00) | 0.010 |
Cholesterol, mg/dl | 180.00 (63) | 183.50 (46) | 0.743 |
LDL-C, g/dl | 97.50 (49) | 105.50 (58) | 0.241 |
HDL-C, mg/dl | 49.00 (13) | 50.50 (18) | 0.546 |
Triglyceride, mg/dl | 131.50 (76) | 112.00 (63) | 0.038 |