Table 3 Means of sarcopenia components and their prevalence across categories of Alternative Healthy Eating Index
From: Relationship between healthy eating index and sarcopenia in elderly people
| Â | Tertiles of Alternative Healthy Eating Index | P-valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | T2 | T3 | ||
AHEI range | < 45 | 45–53.66 | > 53.66 | |
Whole population | ||||
 n | 106 | 94 | 100 |  |
 Muscle mass [ASM/h2] (kg) b | 6.6 ± 1.0 | 6.5 ± 0.9 | 6.6 ± 1.0 | 0.701 |
 Hand grip strength (psi) | 11.5 ± 3.9 | 10.2 ± 3.4 | 11.3 ± 3.2 | 0.026 |
 Gait speed (m/s) | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.019 |
 Lower muscle mass, n (%) c | 48 (45.3) | 34 (36.2) | 35 (35) | 0.253 |
 Lower hand grip strength, n (%) d | 31 (29.2) | 38 (40.4) | 27 (27) | 0.101 |
 Slower gait speed (m/s), n (%) e | 36 (34) | 50 (53.2) | 36 (36) | 0.011 |
 Sarcopenia, n (%) f | 11 (10.4) | 14 (14.9) | 6 (6) | 0.126 |
Men | ||||
 n | 59 | 39 | 49 |  |
 Muscle mass [ASM/h2] (kg) | 7.2 ± 0.7 | 7.1 ± 0.7 | 7.2 ± 0.7 | 0.814 |
 Hand grip strength (psi) | 14.0 ± 3.0 | 12.8 ± 3.1 | 13.6 ± 2.6 | 0.153 |
 Gait speed (m/s) | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.067 |
 Lower muscle mass, n (%) c | 33 (55.9) | 22 (56.4) | 25 (51) | 0.842 |
 Lower hand grip strength, n (%) d | 9 (15.3) | 10 (25.6) | 6 (12.2) | 0.226 |
 Slower gait speed (m/s), n (%) e | 15 (25.4) | 18 (46.2) | 13 (26.5) | 0.065 |
 Sarcopenia, n (%) f | 4 (6.8) | 6 (15.4) | 1 (2) | 0.059 |
Women | ||||
 n | 47 | 55 | 51 |  |
 Muscle mass [ASM/h2] (kg) | 5.8 ± 0.8 | 6.1 ± 0.8 | 6.1 ± 0.9 | 0.305 |
 Hand grip strength (psi) | 8.3 ± 2.1 | 8.3 ± 2.1 | 9.0 ± 2.0 | 0.156 |
 Gait speed (m/s) | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.449 |
 Lower muscle mass, n (%) c | 15 (31.9) | 12 (21.8) | 10 (19.6) | 0.319 |
 Lower hand grip strength, n (%) d | 22 (46.8) | 28 (50.9) | 21 (41.2) | 0.603 |
 Slower gait speed (m/s), n (%) e | 21 (44.7) | 32 (58.2) | 23 (45.1) | 0.288 |
 Sarcopenia, n (%) f | 7 (14.9) | 8 (14.5) | 5 (9.8) | 0.697 |