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 |
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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 |