Decrease in GS

Increase in GS

1^st time point

2^nd time point

1^st time point

2^nd time point

Weight

49.9 ± 9.7

47.7 ± 9.2^*

53.2 ± 12.5

51.0 ± 11.7^*

NT-proBNP

3596

(2014, 9912)

2548

 (1083, 6690)^*

2566

(991, 5752)

1441

(617, 3401)^*

CONUT score

5.09 ± 2.42

4.25 ± 2.58^*

4.18 ± 2.45

3.26 ± 2.18^*

Hand grip strength

16.9 ± 7.0

17.1 ± 6.9

18.9 ± 8.4

19.5 ± 8.3^*

Gait speed

0.62 ± 0.25

0.53 ± 0.24^*

0.57 ± 0.24

0.83 ± 0.33^*

Change

p (between groups)

delta Weight

-2.8 ± 4.7

-2.5 ± 5.4

0.6421

delta NT-proBNP

-915 (-3901, 168)

-709 (-2185, -47)

0.631

delta CONUT score

-0.79 ± 2.20

-0.93 ± 2.16

0.6033

delta Hand grip strength

-0.003 ± 2.515

0.688 ± 2.693

0.0369

delta Gait speed

-0.09 ± 0.09

0.26 ± 0.21

< 0.0001