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. 2020 Oct 12;4(6):igaa050. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igaa050

Table 1.

Descriptive Characteristics, Mean (SD) or % From 17 Clinical Studies of Older Adults Seen at Wake Forest University

Study Name N Age Female % White % BMI SPPB MMSE MoCA DSST
WF-ADRC 289 70.7 (7.9) 69 83 27.7 (5.7) 10.4 (1.8) 27.7 (3.3) 24.0 (4.4) 56.9 (16.0)
APPLE 37 70.4 (3.1) 78 76 35.3 (2.9) 10.9 (1.0) 25.3 (2.1)
DEMO 116 59.0 (5.4) 100 64 33.5 (3.7) 10.8 (1.0) 29.0 (1.2)
EVIDNCE 14 74.1 (6.7) 64 36 28.9 (5.3) 8.4 (2.6) 22.7 (3.5)
HEALTHY 39 69.5 (7.2) 54 97 25.6 (3.9) 11.4 (0.8) 28.6 (1.2)
IM-FIT 148 70.0 (3.7) 56 86 30.6 (2.3) 10.7 (1.3) 28.3 (1.4)
INFINITE 195 69.1 (3.6) 72 74 34.6 (3.5) 10.4 (1.5) 28.0 (1.7)
LEAN 26 70.1 (3.2) 69 100 22.0 (1.7) 11.2 (0.9) 29.2 (1.2)
MEDFST 138 70.2 (3.7) 73 72 35.4 (3.3) 10.4 (1.5) 25.5 (2.7) 56.8 (11.4)
OPTFST 28 70.3 (4.1) 57 61 42.8 (6.0) 10.2 (1.5) 24.9 (2.4) 56.9 (13.4)
OPTIMA 87 70.6 (3.6) 46 89 32.7 (5.4) 9.0 (1.0) 28.3 (1.7)
PA-AML 63 74.0 (7.8) 30 92 28.5 (4.8) 7.6 (3.4) 36.0 (13.1)
PART 25 65.2 (4.5) 28 64 30.7 (5.4) 9.2 (1.7) 27.1 (2.8)
PROMO 14 59.0 (5.9) 100 57 31.3 (2.4) 10.1 (1.3) 28.5 (1.4)
RAINS 70 75.9 (6.0) 63 90 26.9 (4.3) 8.1 (2.1) 27.3 (2.0)
SILVER 23 68.4 (4.7) 91 61 36.2 (6.2) 11.1 (1.0) 28.1 (1.5)
SWALLW 76 78.2 (6.8) 51 84 27.7 (4.7) 9.4 (1.8) 26.9 (2.8) 51.5 (13.3)

Note: APPLE = Arthritis Pilot for Preserving Muscle While Losing Weight; BMI = Body Mass Index; DEMO = Diet, Exercise, and Metabolism in Older Women; DSST = Digit Symbol Substitution Test; EVIDNCE = Vitamin D Supplementation and Physical Function in Older Adults- Pilot Study; HEALTHY = Database of Determinants of Physical Function in Healthy Older Persons; IM-FIT= Improving Muscle for Functional Independence Trial; INFINITE = Investigating Fitness Interventions in the Elderly; LEAN = Lean Muscle Function; MEDFST = Effect of High Protein Weight Loss on Physical Function for Seniors; MMSE = Mini-Mental Status Examination; MoCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment; OPTFST = Impact of Weight Loss on Physical Function; OPTIMA = Optimizing Body Composition for Function in Older Adults; PA-ALM = Symptom- Adapted Physical Activity Intervention in Minimizing Physical Function Decline in Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Undergoing Chemotherapy; PART = Physical Activity Program for Older Renal Transplant Candidates; PROMO = Dietary Protein & Body Composition in Older Women; RAINS = Reducing Age Related Inflammation with Nutritional Supplementation; SILVER = Use of a Soy-based Meal Replacement Weight Loss Intervention to Impact Ectopic Fat; SD = Standard Deviation; SPPB = Short Physical Performance Battery; SWALLW = CT Imaging of Lingual Muscle Fat Composition in Community-Dwelling Older Adult Aspirators and Non Aspirators. Study descriptions are provided in Supplementary Appendix 1.