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. 2020 Sep 1;10(9):e038089. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038089

Table 1.

Anthropometrics, muscle mass, muscle strength and physical performance of the participants

Parameter Men Women
n 101 149
Age (years) 69.82±6.84 67.69±6.20
Height (cm) 168±5.79 155±5.72
Weight (kg) 69.22±9.10 58.42±8.60
BMI (kg/m2) 24.42±2.77 24.09±3.11
Muscle strength
 Handgrip strength 38.86±7.89 24.48±4.38
 Chair stand test 9.18±3.18 9.47±5.56
Muscle mass
 ASM (kg) 20.16±2.73 13.65±2.02
 SMI (kg/m2) 7.10±0.79 5.63±0.72
Physical performance
 Gait speed (m/s) 1.27±0.29 1.26±0.24
 Standing balance test (score) 3.80±0.54 3.76±0.64
 SPPB (score) 11.36±1.31 11.47±1.16
MMSE (score) 27.68±1.93 27.47±2.17
Depression (score) 4.43±3.53 4.62±4.11

Variables are expressed as mean±SD.

ASM, appendicular skeletal muscle mass; BMI, body mass index; MMSE, Mini-Mental Status Examination; SMI, appendicular skeletal muscle mass index; SPPB, Short Physical Performance Battery.