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Table 1 Anthropometric measurements, BIA parameters, sarcopenia components and sarcopenia categories, stratified by prior diabetes diagnosis

From: Diabetes, sarcopenia and chronic kidney disease; the Screening for CKD among Older People across Europe (SCOPE) study

 

Total

(n = 1420)

No diabetes

(n = 1105)

Diabetes (n = 315)

p-value

Anthropometric measurements

 height, cm

162.0 (14.0)

162.0 (13.0)

164.5 (13.0)

0.056

 weight, kg

72.0 (20.0)

71.0 (19.0)

77.5 (19.0)

 < 0.001

 BMI, kg/m2

27.0 (5.6)

26.5 (5.3)

28.6 (5.0)

 < 0.001

BIA parameters

 FFM, percentage

69.0 (12.0)

69.3 (12.0)

68.0 (13.0)

0.008

 FFM, kg

48.5 (15.0)

47.5 (14.0)

51.9 (16.0)

 < 0.001

 FFMI, kg/m2

18.5 (3.0)

18.3 (3.0)

19.3 (3.0)

 < 0.001

 FM, percentage

31.0 (12.0)

30.6 (12.0)

32.0 (13.0)

0.008

 FM, kg

21.9 (11.9)

21.2 (13.4)

24.3 (11.8)

 < 0.001

 FMI, kg/m2

8.3 (4.5)

8.0 (4.5)

9.3 (5.1)

 < 0.001

 ASM, percentage

0.25 (0.04)

0.25 (0.05)

0.25 (0.05)

0.831

 ASM, kg

18.1 (6.5)

17.7 (6.2)

19.5 (6.6)

 < 0.001

 ASMI, kg/m2

6.9 (1.3)

6.8 (1.4)

7.3 (1.4)

 < 0.001

Grip strength, kg

24.0 (13.0)

24.0 (13.0)

24.0 (13.0)

0.655

SPPB score

10.0 (3.0)

10.0 (3.0)

9.0 (5.0)

 < 0.001

Sarcopenia components

 Low muscle strength

306 (21.5)

218 (19.7)

88 (27.9)

0.002

 Low muscle mass

463 (32.6)

382 (34.6)

81 (25.7)

0.003

 Low physical performance

440 (31.0)

300 (27.1)

140 (44.4)

 < 0.001

Sarcopenia categories

 No sarcopenia

1114 (78.5)

887 (80.3)

227 (72.1)

0.002

 Probable sarcopenia

156 (11.0)

109 (9.9)

47 (14.9)

0.011

 Confirmed sarcopenia

65 (4.6)

51 (4.6)

14 (4.4)

0.898

 Severe sarcopenia

85 (6.0)

58 (5.2)

27 (8.6)

0.028

  1. Continuous variables are expressed as median and interquartile difference. Abbreviations; ASM appendicular skeletal muscle mass, ASMI appendicular skeletal muscle mass index, BIA bioelectrical impedance analysis, BMI body mass index, FFM fat-free mass, FFMI fat-free mass index, FM fat mass, FMI fat mass index, SSPB short physical performance battery