Table 3. Summary of SARC-F item and muscle function outcomes as a result of participation in the PRBT intervention.
Variable | Pre intervention (%) (n = 245) | Post intervention (%) (n = 168) | Change pre/post intervention (%) (n = 168) | ||||||
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SARC-F components | |||||||||
Positive | INT | Negative | Positive | INT | Negative | +Change | No Change | -Change | |
SARC-F Strength | 45.7 | 19.6 | 34.7 | 54.2 | 20.2 | 25.6 | 29.2 | 56.5 | 14.3 |
SARC-F Walking | 80.0 | 3.3 | 16.7 | 86.9 | 3.56 | 9.5 | 14.9 | 78.0 | 7.1 |
SARC-F Chair | 68.6 | 23.3 | 8.1 | 75.6 | 21.4 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 67.9 | 13.1 |
SARC-F Stairs | 50.6 | 27.8 | 21.6 | 64.9 | 26.2 | 8.9 | 22.0 | 64.0 | 14.3 |
SARC-F Falls | 60.8 | 33.9 | 5.3 | 66.7 | 29.8 | 3.6 | 15.9 | 70.2 | 13.9 |
SARC-F Diagnosis | |||||||||
Sarcopenic | Non-Sarcopenic | Sarcopenic | Non-Sarcopenic | +Change | No Change | -Change | |||
Sarc-F Diagnosis | 34.7 | 65.3 | 20.2 | 79.8 | 13.7 | 79.2 | 7.1 | ||
Sarc-F Total Score | – | – | – | – | 44.1 | 31.0 | 24.9 | ||
Training-related changes | |||||||||
Pre Intervention (Mean ± SD) | Post Intervention (Mean ± SD) | Change Pre/Post Intervention (Mean ±SD) | |||||||
SARC-F Total Score | 2.5 ± (2.3) | 2.0 ± (2.0) | −0.5 ± (2.0) | ||||||
Isometric knee extension strength (kg) | 6.6 ± (2.9) | 9.0 ± (3.2) | 2.3 ± (2.0) | ||||||
Handgrip Strength (kg) | 20.3 ± (7.8) | 21.1 ± (7.5) | 0.3 ± (4.0) | ||||||
Walking speed (m/s) | 0.89 ± (0.25) | 0.91 ± (0.27) | 0.02 ± (0.2) | ||||||
Chair stand test (s) | 23.1 ± (18.2) | 19.1 ± (17.6) | −4.0 ± (15.7) |
Notes.
- Positive
- No difficulty/0 falls in last year
- INT (Intermediate)
- Some difficulty/1–3 falls in last year
- Negative
- A lot of difficulty/4 falls in last year
- +Change
- Item score decreased from pre- to post-intervention/sarcopenic to non-sarcopenic
- No change
- Item score remained the same pre to post-intervention
- Negative change
- Item score increased from pre- to post-intervention/non-sarcopenic to sarcopenic