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. 2016 Oct 14;8(10):2414–2424. doi: 10.18632/aging.101063

Table 5. Skeletal muscle mass and muscle functional assessment according to IGF-I tertiles.

Skeletal muscle mass and functional assessment IGF-I Tertile 1 IGF-I Tertiles 2 and 3 p-value
Females
Sarcopenia (n=72), % 18.2 28.0 0.56
Failed chair rise test (n=51), % 81.0 80.0 0.93
Weak grip strength (n=52), % 50.0 43.3 0.63
Slow gait (n=40), % 47.1 52.2 0.75
Frailty (n=42), % 76.5 64.0 0.51
Males
Sarcopenia (n=15), % 21.4 11.5 0.65
Failed chair rise test (n=24), % 75.0 54.6 0.60
Weak grip strength (n=24), % 66.7 33.3 0.21
Slow gait (n=19), % 57.1 33.3 0.38
Frailty (n=19), % 50.0 46.2 >0.99