Table 3:
Comparison of sarcopenia scores for all study participants.
| Outcome | Baseline (B) (n=25) Mean z score±SD |
3-month (TM) (n=22) Mean z score±SD |
6-month (SM) (n=14) Mean z score±SD |
P (B vs. TM) (n=22) |
P (B vs. SM) (n=14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handgrip strength (kg) | 7.20 (6.01) | 9.23 (7.45) | 11.29 (8.25) | 0.003* | 0.002* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 15.66 (2.79) | 16.18 (3.02) | 16.9 (4.03) | 0.020* | 0.091 |
| Muscle mass+(%) | 23.92 (6.74) | 25.21 (7.51) | 25.50 (8.85) | 0.037* | 0.184 |
| Body fat++(%) | 17.76 (7.18) | 17.43 (9.80) | 18.52 (10.75) | 0.213 | - |
| Physical performance (seconds) | 8.27 (2.72) | 8.80 (2.47) | 8.29 (2.01) | 0.206 | 0.421 |
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Muscle mass (n) – baseline (19), 3 months (19), 6 months (13), B versus TM (17), B versus SM (11), ++Fat% (n) – baseline (6), 3 months (18), 6 months (12), B versus TM (4), B versus SM (0), *P<0.05, SD: Standard deviation, BMI: Body mass index