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. 2021 Mar 19;13(7):9330–9347. doi: 10.18632/aging.202705

Table 2. Effects of multi-domain lifestyle interventions on sarcopenia and components at 3 month and 6 month.

Lifestyle Interventions (mean ± SD) Time Group Time*Group
Nutritional (n = 47) Cognitive (n = 49) Physical (n = 48) Combined (n = 49) Standard Care (n = 49)
Sarcopenia score
 Baseline 1.47 ± 0.88 1.63 ± 0.86 1.75 ± 0.79 1.40 ± 0.79 1.33 ± 0.83 <0.001 0.307 0.059
 3 Month*** 1.11 ± 0.94 1.25 ± 0.87 1.12 ± 0.75 1.00 ± 0.72 1.02 ± 0.73
 6 Month*** 1.14 ± 0.92 1.27 ± 0.75 0.93 ± 0.72 0.98 ± 0.88 1.02 ± 0.80
Change (mean (95% CI))
 3 Month –0.24 (–0.47, –0.02) –0.38 (–0.65, –0.10) –0.56 (–0.81, –0.32) –0.40 (–0.62, –0.17) –0.28 (–0.56, 0.01)
 6 Month –0.22 (–0.45, 0.02) –0.35 (–0.57, –0.13) –0.76 (–0.99, –0.52)§§ –0.40 (–0.60, –0.19) –0.28 (–0.54, –0.01)
ASMI, kg/m2
 Baseline 6.14 ± 1.25 5.70 ± 0.93 6.12 ± 0.98 6.41 ± 1.15 6.21 ± 0.92 <0.001 0.066 0.635
 3 Month** 6.28 ± 1.26 5.92 ± 1.06 6.21 ± 1.01 6.40 ± 1.14 6.21 ± 0.85
 6 Month*** 6.26 ± 1.27 5.92 ± 1.09 6.24 ± 1.01 6.44 ± 1.14 6.19 ± 0.90
Change (mean (95% CI))
 3 Month 0.12 (0.03, 0.20) 0.15 (–0.01, 0.30) 0.05 (–0.03, 0.12) –0.01(–0.15, 0.13) 0.14 (0.03, 0.26)
 6 Month 0.09 (0.01, 0.18) 0.15 (–0.01, 0.30) 0.07 (–0.00, 0.15) 0.04 (–0.05, 0.12) 0.13 (0.01, 0.25)
Lower limb strength, kg
 Baseline 14.25 ± 5.86 12.71 ± 3.40 13.72 ± 4.17 15.10 ± 6.15 15.06 ± 4.74 <0.001 0.255 0.012
 3 Month*** 15.43 ± 5.88 14.72 ± 5.77 16.13 ± 5.54 16.02 ± 6.17 16.22 ± 5.54
 6 Month*** 15.05 ± 4.79 15.16 ± 5.24 16.88 ± 5.47 17.77 ± 6.79 15.17 ± 4.47
Change (mean (95% CI))
 3 Month 1.17 (–0.21, 2.54) 1.96 (0.37, 3.56) 2.42 (1.05, 3.78) 0.84 (–0.47, 2.15) 1.33 (–0.38, 3.04)
 6 Month 0.62 (–0.59, 1.83) 2.42 (1.04, 3.80)§ 3.16 (1.71, 4.61)§§ 2.75 (1.46, 4.05)§ 0.53 (–0.88, 1.95)
Gait speed, second
 Baseline 5.75 ± 1.75 5.39 ± 1.17 6.08 ± 2.08 5.39 ± 1.25 5.47 ± 1.77 <0.001 0.382 0.355
 3 Month*** 4.83 ± 1.20 4.76 ± 0.98 4.79 ± 0.89 4.74 ± 1.20 4.90 ± 1.73
 6 Month*** 4.99 ± 1.03 4.62 ± 0.81 4.97 ± 1.04 4.83 ± 1.13 4.79 ± 0.99
Change (mean (95% CI))
 3 Month –0.92 (–1.43, –0.41) –0.59 (–0.98, –0.20) –1.29 (–1.87, –0.71)§ –0.64 (–1.06, –0.23) –0.57 (–1.09, –0.04)
 6 Month –0.71 (–1.22, –0.21) –0.80 (–1.16, –0.43) –1.10 (–1.73, –0.48) –0.52 (–0.92, –0.11) –0.69 (–1.19, –0.18)

Abbreviations: ASMI = Appendicular skeletal muscle index. **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 vs. baseline level; §p < 0.05, §§p < 0.01 vs. standard care group.