Table 3.
Comparison of sarcopenia assessments between T2DM patients with and without sarcopenia
| Variables | Total (n = 329) |
Sarcopenia (n = 78) |
Non- Sarcopenia (n = 251) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calf circumference (cm), mean ± SD | 37.0 ± 4.0 | 33.0 ± 2.4 | 38.2 ± 3.6 | < 0.001* |
| Waist circumference (cm), mean ± SD | 94.5 ± 12.8 | 84.9 ± 11.0 | 97.5 ± 11.9 | < 0.001* |
| Neck circumference (cm), mean ± SD | 38.9 ± 4.2 | 36.3 ± 5.2 | 39.7 ± 3.5 | < 0.001* |
| SARC-F, median (IQR) | 1 (0, 3) | 2 (1, 4) | 1 (0, 2) | 0.006* |
| SARC-F ≥ 4, n (%) | 55 (16.7) | 20 (25.6) | 35 (13.9) | 0.016* |
| SARC-CalF, median (IQR) | 2 (1, 5) | 10 (2, 13) | 1 (0, 3) | < 0.001* |
| SARC-CalF ≥ 11, n (%) | 55 (16.7) | 38 (48.7) | 17 (6.8) | < 0.001* |
| SARCF + EBM | 2 (1, 10) | 11 (3, 13) | 2 (0, 4) | < 0.001* |
| SARCF + EBM ≥ 12, n (%) | 59 (17.9) | 28 (35.9) | 31 (12.4) | < 0.001* |
| Hand grip strength (kg), mean ± SD | 22.5 ± 7.9 | 17.9 ± 7.0 | 24.0 ± 7.6 | < 0.001* |
| M < 28 kg; F < 18 kg, n (%) | 174 (52.9) | 63 (80.8) | 111 (44.2) | < 0.001* |
| 5-times chair stand (sec), mean ± SD | 15.9 ± 5.5 | 18.1 ± 5.8 | 15.2 ± 5.3 | < 0.001* |
| 5-times chair stand ≥ 12 s, n (%) | 242 (76.1) | 67 (90.5) | 175 (71.7) | 0.001* |
| Gait speed (m/s), mean ± SD | 0.85 ± 0.24 | 0.77 ± 0.25 | 0.87 ± 0.24 | 0.001* |
| Gait speed < 1 m/s, n (%) | 245 (75.2) | 64 (84.2) | 181 (72.4) | 0.037* |
| Skeleton muscle mass index (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 6.9 ± 1.2 | 5.6 ± 0.7 | 7.3 ± 1.0 | < 0.001* |
| M < 7.0 kg/m2; F < 5.7 kg/m2, n (%) | 89 (27.1) | 78 (100.0) | 11 (4.4) | < 0.001* |
Data were analysed with an independent t-test and Mann–Whitney U test
*Statistically significant at the 0.05 level (α = 0.05)