Table 1.
Subject characteristics for Study 2
| Group | Females | Males | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NonSarcopenic | Sarcopenic | p‐value | NonSarcopenic | Sarcopenic | p‐value | NonSarcopenic | Sarcopenic | p‐value | |
| Age (years) | 70.7 ± 1.2 | 70.9 ± 1.7 | .9307 | 67.1 ± 0.9 | 71.6 ± 2.1 | .1598 | 73.1 ± 1.5 | 69.0 ± 4.0 | .2196 |
| Sex (M/F) | 10/7 | 2/5 | .3707 | ||||||
| Weight (kg) | 79.9 ± 3.4 | 65.1 ± 3.9 | .0952 | 72.0 ± 3.9 | 59.4 ± 1.8 | .1301 | 85.4 ± 4.4 | 79.1 ± 3.0 | .4720 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.9 ± 0.8 | 24.0 ± 0.8 | .0471 | 27.5 ± 1.3 | 23.3 ± 0.7 | .0667 | 28.1 ± 1.1 | 25.8 ± 1.9 | .3626 |
| SMI (ALM/h2) | 7.6 ± 0.3 | 6.0 ± 0.3 | .0095 | 6.5 ± 0.3 | 5.5 ± 0.1 | .0860 | 8.3 ± 0.3 | 7.6 ± 0.1 | .0860 |
| Hand grip strength (kg) | 32.3 ± 1.8 | 23.1 ± 2.1 | .0161 | 26.4 ± 1.1 | 21.5 ± 2.2 | .1519 | 36.5 ± 2.0 | 27.1 ± 5.0 | .0828 |
| Gait Speed (m/s) | 1.03 ± 0.04 | 0.80 ± 0.05 | .3052 | 1.07 ± 0.09 | 0.84 ± 0.05 | .0452 | 0.99 ± 0.05 | 1.06 ± 0.02 | .5923 |
| Muscle Volume (cm3) | 1899.7 ± 112.4 | 1,375.8 ± 151.5 | .0021 | 1,401.6 ± 69.6 | 1,145.2 ± 35.1 | .0260 | 2,248.4 ± 55.8 | 1952.3 ± 64.5 | .0275 |
| Peak Power (Watts) | 139.3 ± 11.5 | 83.7 ± 10.9 | .0343 | 107.7 ± 2.7 | 67.8 ± 4.6 | .1301 | 161.4 ± 16.3 | 123.6 ± 6.8 | .1812 |
Abbreviations: ALM/h2, appendicular lean mass per height2; BMI, body mass index; cm3, centimeters3; kg, kilograms; kg/m2, kilograms per meters2; m/sec, meters per second; SMI, skeletal muscle index.