Table 3.
Anthropometry and functional characteristics of HCS PP men and women according to EWGSOP sarcopenia status
| HCS men |
HCS women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No sarcopenia (n = 730) | Sarcopenia (n = 35) | No sarcopenia (n = 941) | Sarcopenia (n = 81) | |||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P-value* | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P-value* | |
| Age (yrs) | 67.0 (2.6) | 67.4 (2.6) | 0.400 | 67.1 (2.6) | 67.5 (2.7) | 0.140 |
| Height (cm) | 174.5 (6.1) | 166.1 (6.1) | <0.001 | 161.2 (5.7) | 155.8 (4.9) | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 83.4 (12.9) | 68.2 (9.5) | <0.001 | 72.6 (13.1) | 58.9 (6.5) | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.4 (3.8) | 24.7 (3.5) | <0.001 | 27.9 (4.9) | 24.3 (3.1) | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 101.2 (10.5) | 93.9 (9.2) | <0.001 | 93.1 (12.4) | 83.5 (7.7) | <0.001 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 104.2 (7.1) | 97.5 (5.9) | <0.001 | 108.6 (10.7) | 99.5 (6.6) | <0.001 |
| Mid-thigh circumference (cm) | 52.4 (4.2) | 48.2 (4.1) | <0.001 | 53.6 (5.8) | 49.7 (5.2) | <0.001 |
| Physical performance | ||||||
| TUG (s) | 10.6 (2.0) | 13.8 (8.3) | <0.001 | 10.9 (2.5) | 12.7 (5.7) | <0.001 |
| Chair rise time (s) | 15.4 (3.4) | 19.1 (3.2) | <0.001 | 18.3 (5.2) | 20.6 (6.2) | 0.002 |
| Self-report | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | P-value** | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | P-value** |
| SF-36 General health | 72 (62–85) | 60 (45–77) | <0.001 | 75 (62–87) | 67 (57–77) | <0.001 |
| SF-36 Physical functioning | 90 (80–95) | 85 (55–90) | <0.001 | 85 (65–95) | 75 (55–90) | 0.002 |
DXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; anthro, anthropometry; TUG, 6-m timed up and go.
*P-value for differences between those without sarcopenia (no sarcopenia + pre-sarcopenia) and those with sarcopenia (sarcopenia + severe sarcopenia).
**P-value for the Wilcoxon two-sample test between those without sarcopenia and those with sarcopenia.