Table 2.
Characteristics of participants according to sarcopenia groups
| EWGSOP1 | EWGSOP2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALM/h2 + HG + GS | HG + ALM/h2 + GS | HG + ALM/h2 + TUG | HG + ALM/h2 + SPPB | STS + ALM/h2 + GS | STS + ALM/h2 + TUG | STS + ALM/h2 + SPPB | |
| Prevalence | 36 (12%) | 22 (8%) | 12 (4%) | 19 (7%) | 46 (16%) | 24 (8%) | 47 (16%) |
| Age (yrs) | 81.5 (76, 84) | 82.5 (76, 84) | 83 (78.5, 84.5) | 82 (76, 85) | 80 (75, 84) | 80.5 (76, 84) | 81 (76, 85) |
| Sex (women), n (%) | 22 (61%) | 14 (64%) | 7 (58%) | 12 (63%) | 32 (70%) | 16 (67%) | 32 (68%) |
| Weight (kg) | 57.3 (50.6, 67.6) | 55.3 (50, 66) | 56.7 (50.1, 65.7) | 55.2 (50, 66) | 57.6 (51, 64.1) | 56.3 (50.2, 63.5) | 56 (50, 64) |
| Height (cm) | 155 (151, 163) | 154 (149, 163) | 156 (151, 163) | 155 (152, 163) | 156 (151, 163) | 157 (150, 165) | 157 (152, 163) |
| Body Mass Index | 23.79 (21.83, 26.19) | 23.41 (20.81, 26.01) | 23.39 (21.44, 25.61) | 22.97 (20.28, 25.20) | 23.26 (21.17, 26.01) | 22.49 (21.45, 24.64) | 23.23 (20.81, 25.20) |
| ALM/h2 | 5.42 (5.12, 5.92) | 5.40 (5.12, 5.67) | 5.38 (5.04, 5.58) | 5.26 (5.04, 5.67) | 5.22 (5.00, 5.67) | 5.23 (5.02, 5.58) | 5.23 (5.03, 5.83) |
| Falls in past year | 2 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 3.5) | 2 (1, 3) | 2 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 2.5) | 2 (1, 3) |
| Handgrip strength (kg) | 16 (12, 20) | 13.5 (11, 17) | 13.5 (12, 19) | 12 (11, 18) | 20 (15, 24) | 19.5 (15, 22) | 20 (14, 24) |
| SPPB score | 5.5 (4.5, 7.0) | 6 (4, 8) | 4 (2.5, 6.5) | 5 (4, 7) | 5.5 (4, 7) | 4.5 (4, 6) | 6 (4, 7) |
| Timed Up and Go (s) | 19.31 (16.71, 24.39) | 19.50 (16.71, 24.39) | 25.09 (22.27, 33.94) | 19.77 (16.81, 25.80) | 19.46 (16.71, 24.39) | 25.09 (21.62, 29.92) | 19.23 (15.42, 24.39) |
| Gait Speed (m/s) | 0.54 (0.39, 0.69) | 0.51 (0.38, 0.66) | 0.38 (0.26, 0.61) | 0.50 (0.38, 0.65) | 0.56 (0.40, 0.70) | 0.46 (0.33, 0.62) | 0.56 (0.40, 0.71) |
| FES-I | 36 (25.5, 48.5) | 36.5 (29, 52) | 50 (29, 59.5) | 38 (29, 57) | 37 (26, 48) | 43.5 (26.5, 52.5) | 36 (25, 48) |
ALM/h2 Appendicular Lean Mass corrected for height squared, GS Gait speed, HG Handgrip strength, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery, TUG Timed up and go, FES-I Falls Efficacy Scale – International