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. 2017 Nov 14;64(1):72–79. doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2018.1068

Table 2. Post-treatment demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, comprehensive geriatric assessment test results, laboratory results, and comorbidities of sarcopenic, diabetic obese patients at six months.

  HbA1c <8 sarcopenic obese patients (n=60) HbA1c >8 sarcopenic obese patients (n=45)  
  n % Mean+SD Median Min-Max n % Mean+SD Median Min-Max p
Demographic features                      
Age (year)     69.6±5.4         68.3±5.7     0.021*
Sex                     0,062
Male 24 40       20 44,4        
Female 36 60       25 55,6        
Anthropometric measurements                      
Calf circumference (cm)     36.7±5.8         38.5±6.1     <0.001*
Body mass index (kg/m2)     32.7±3.3         33.8±3.9     0.026*
Waist circumference (cm)     102.3±15.8         104.2±16.1     0.009*
Hip circumference (cm)     109.4±14.3         111.7±12.4     0.036*
Mid-upper arm circumference (cm)     33.2±3.1         34.1±4.6     0,074
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment tests                      
Activities of Daily Living test       2 0-20       3 0-20 0,055
Mini-Nutritional Assessment                       
test-short Form     12.3±2.2         12.8±2.2     0,284
Mini-cog test      26.3±4.9         26.0±4.4     0,342
Geriatric Depression scale     4.8±2.4         5.2±2.5     0.044*
Timed Up and Go test     7.0±1.4         7.3±1.9     0.035*
Laboratory parameters                      
Hemoglobin (g/dL)     13.2±1.9         13.6±2.11     0,114
White blood cell (/mm3)     7,910±2,325         7,360±2,145     0,662
Platelets (/mm3)     284,120±64,505         257,445±70,280     0,084
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h)    34 10-110       31 8-110 0,278    
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)       7 0-32       6 0-66 0,284
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)     36.4±14.3         29.3±11.5     0,728
Creatinine (mg/dL)     0.9±0.3         1.0±0.2     0,108
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)     24.6±12.4         21.2±5.5     0,365
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)     28.2±16.1         32.4±14.2     0,478
Vitamin B12 (pg/mL)     346.0±108.1         363.2±147.3     0,912
Albumin (g/dL)     3.9±0.6         4.0±0.4     0,275
HbA1c (%)     7.6±2.1         8.9±2.8     0.029*
SD: Standard deviation; Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum; HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c.