TABLE 2.

Comparison of serum biomarkers between sarcopenic cases and controls.

Biomarker	Cases (n = 30) Median (IQR)	Controls (n = 30) Median (IQR)	p-value
CRP (mg/L)	5.35 (4.10–7.20)	2.15 (1.17–3.62)	<0.001*
IL-6 (pg/mL)	9.96 (1.77–53.76)	8.82 (1.64–13.79)	0.387
TNF-α (pg/mL)	79.74 (56.84–330.28)	10.30 (2.19–62.63)	<0.001*
IGF-1 (ng/mL)	0.056 (0.011–0.678)	0.012 (0.010–0.068)	0.141

Significant p-values (p < 0.05) are marked with an asterisk (*).

CRP, C-reactive protein; IL-6, Interleukin-6, TNF-α, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; IGF-1, Insulin-like Growth Factor 1; IQR, interquartile range.