Table 1.
Demographics, physical performance, body composition and T/S ratio for telomere length and TERRA expression the study participants.
| Sarcopenia (−) (N = 36) |
Sarcopenia (+) (N = 36) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics and anthropometrics measurements | |||
| Age (year) | 75.69 ± 5.50 (73.83 to 77.55) |
74.86 ± 6.67 (72.60 to 77.11) |
0.565 |
| Female gender (number, %) | 28, 77.77% | 28, 77.77% | 1.000 |
| Height (cm) | 155.09 ± 7.62 (152.51 to 157.66) |
154.51 ± 7.18 (152.08 to 156.95) |
0.744 |
| Weight (kg) | 61.82 ± 9.76 (58.52 to 65.12) |
51.39 ± 7.97 (48.69 to 54.09) |
<0.001 * |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.64 ± 2.88 (24.66 to 26.61) |
21.45 ± 2.31 (20.67 to 22.23) |
<0.001 * |
| Physical performance | |||
| Handgrip strength (kg) | 19.86 ± 6.52 (17.65 to 22.06) |
16.91 ± 4.96 (15.23 to 18.59) |
0.035 * |
| Body Composition | |||
| Skeletal muscle index (kg/m2) | 6.63 ± 0.70 (6.39 to 6.86) |
5.57 ± 0.52 (5.39 to 5.75) |
<0.001 * |
| Laboratory Measurement | |||
| Relative telomere length | 1.38 ± 0.37 (1.25 to 1.50) |
1.52 ± 0.43 (1.37 to 1.67) |
0.136 |
| TERRA expression | 5.18 ± 2.98 (4.17 to 6.19) |
2.51 ± 1.89 (1.86 to 3.15) |
<0.001 * |
Values are given as mean ± standard deviation and 95% confidence interval. p values pertain to between-group comparisons. * indicates p < 0.05. TERRA: Telomeric repeat-containing RNA.