Table 3.

Physiological characteristics of HSS cohort

	Nonsarcopenic (n = 59)	Sarcopenic (n = 5)
Weight,a kg	83 (72, 92)	69 (66, 71)*
BMI,a kg/m2	27 (25, 29)	26 (25, 27)
FFMI,a kg/m2	18.5 (17.5, 19.3)	16.2 (15.9, 17.1)**
FEV1,a %pred	106 (98, 117)	108 (103, 111)
TUG time, s	10.4 ± 1.7	13.7 ± 4.7**
3-Min walk time,a s	2.7 ± 0.4	3.4 ± 1.0**

Values are means ± SE or median (interquartile range). HSS, Hertfordshire Sarcopenia Study (HSS); BMI, body mass index; FFMI, fat free mass index; FEV₁, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; TUG time, time to “get up and go.”

^*P < 0.05.

^**P < 0.01.

Significance determined by Student’s t-test except for variables denoted ^a, where P values were calculated by Mann-Whitney U-test.