Table 1: Comparison of muscle parameters and inflammation markers for geriatric patients (GP) and healthy older individuals (HO).
Men |
Women |
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GP (n=32) |
HO (n=112) |
P |
GP (n=63) |
HO (n=150) |
P |
Age (years)* |
79.44 ± 6.41 |
79.06 ± 4.18 |
0.756 |
80.13 ± 6.80 |
80.73 ± 4.96 |
0.528 |
Weight (kg)* |
82.60 ± 15.39 |
78.86 ± 13.38 |
0.180 |
68.67 ± 15.23 |
65.50 ± 11.86 |
0.143 |
Height (cm)* |
176.13 ± 8.56 |
175.55 ± 7.00 |
0.698 |
160.94 ± 5.14 |
161.48 ± 6.36 |
0.546 |
Visceral fat (kg)* |
21.22 ± 11.24 |
16.59 ± 9.75 |
0.023 † |
10.70 ± 7.98 |
9.42 ± 6.41 |
0.218 |
BMI (kg/m²)* |
26.61 ± 4.72 |
25.55 ± 3.88 |
0.198 |
26.47 ± 5.49 |
25.08 ± 4.13 |
0.074 |
Muscle parameters |
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ALM (kg)* |
22.59 ± 3.84 |
23.19 ± 3.39 |
0.392 |
16.87 ± 3.30 |
16.37 ± 2.52 |
0.290 |
ALM/h² (kg/m²)* |
7.28 ± 1.18 |
7.49 ± 0.92 |
0.285 |
6.50 ± 1.15 |
6.26 ± 0.81 |
0.138 |
HGS (kg)* |
33.83 ± 7.20 |
40.11 ± 8.76 |
<0.035 † |
19.55 ± 5.24 |
21.63 ± 4.90 |
<0.006 † |
LEP (W)* |
145.77 ± 62.87 |
1.92.41 ± 77.15 |
<0.002 † |
81.64 ± 49.38 |
108.42 ± 41.83 |
<0.001 † |
Habitual GS (m/s)* |
1.31 ± 0.57 |
1.82 ± 0.49 |
<0.001 † |
1.09 ± 0.41 |
1.53 ± 0.37 |
<0.001 † |
30 s STS test* |
10.37 ± 3.47 |
14.36 ± 5.61 |
<0.001 † |
9.34 ± 4.02 |
13.07 ± 3.83 |
<0.001 † |
Inflammatory markers |
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hsCRP (mg/L)** |
1.69 (0.99;6.04) |
1.52 (0.75;4.28) |
0.236 |
2.13 (0.78;4.50) |
1.30 (0.72;2.72) |
0.008 † |
IL-6 (pg/ml)** |
0.58 (0.24;0.89) |
0.24 (0.24;0.50) |
0.001 † |
0.24 (0.24;0.89) |
0.24 (0.24;0.24) |
<0.001 † |
TNF-α (pg/ml)** |
21.63 (15.40;28.68) |
17.05 (13.56;21.79) |
0.033 † |
20.76 (15.58;24.52) |
17.07 (12.54;21.12) |
0.001 † |
*Means ± standard deviations, ** Median (interquartile range), †P< 0.05