Table 4.
Comparison of various parameters between patients with and without sarcopenia.
| Variable | Males (n = 234) Sarcopenia n = 74 |
Others n = 160 |
Females (n = 114) Sarcopenia n = 37 |
Others n = 77 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 74.9 (9.2) **** | 64.9 (11.2) | 79.4 (8.1) **** | 71.7 (12.1) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 21.1 (2.9) **** | 24.7 (3.5) | 21.4 (3.8) | 22.8 (4.5) |
| % body fat | 27.0 (8.3) | 27.7 (7.1) | 34.5 (10.6) | 32.9 (9.8) |
| BNP, pg/mL | 683 (815) *** | 346 (489) | 613 (640) | 371 (405) |
| eGFR, pg/mL | 51.5 (28.2) *** | 66.0 (24.7) | 59.0 (33.4) | 62.2 (24.8) |
| Hand grip, kgf | 21.1 (4.2) **** | 32.8 (7.1) | 12.8 (3.3) **** | 18.2 (3.8) |
| Knee extension, kgf | 18.1 (6.1) **** | 31.3 (10.8) | 11.0 (4.4) **** | 16.5 (5.6) |
| CONUT score | 4.3 (2.6) **** | 2.5 (2.3) | 3.2 (2.4) | 2.3 (2.0) |
| Hb, g/dL | 11.7 (1.8) **** | 12.8 (2.2) | 11.1 (1.4) * | 11.8 (1.6) |
| Alb, g/dL | 3.4 (0.5) *** | 3.6 (0.6) | 3.4 (0.6) * | 3.7 (0.6) |
| SMI, kg/m2 | 5.92 (0.57) **** | 7.54 (0.84) | 4.58 (0.61) **** | 5.64 (0.85) |
| LMI, kg/m2 | 15.1 (1.5) **** | 17.6 (2.0) | 13.7 (1.1) **** | 14.9 (1.4) |
| Phase angle | 4.05 (0.79) **** | 5.19 (0.87) | 3.62 (0.69) **** | 4.30 (0.88) |
| MTH, cm | 1.96 (0.64) **** | 2.91 (0.67) | 1.75 (0.57) **** | 2.28 (0.64) |
| SPPB (total) | 8.9 (2.3) **** | 11.1 (1.6) | 6.3 (2.6) **** | 10.1 (2.2) |
| Balance (score) | 3.54 (0.97) ** | 3.78 (0.67) | 2.64 (1.34) **** | 3.69 (0.78) |
| Gait speed, s/5 m | 0.83 (0.23) **** | 1.14 (0.39) | 0.56 (0.13) **** | 1.08 (1.06) |
| Chair stand, s/5 reps | 15.4 (6.7) **** | 10.5 (3.6) | 18.8 (8.4) **** | 12.6 (4.6) |
**** p < 0.0001, *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05 sarcopenia versus others (males, females). Data are shown as the mean ± SD. Number, number of patients examined. BMI, body mass index; CONUT score, controlling nutritional status score; Hb, hemoglobin; Alb, albumin; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; kgf, kilogram-force; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index; LMI, lean mass index; MTH, anterior thigh muscle thickness; SPPB, short physical performance battery.