Table 1.
Clinical parameters in sarcopenic and not-sarcopenic individuals.
| Variables | Overall Cohort (n = 63) |
Sarcopenic (n = 18) |
Not Sarcopenic (n = 45) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 80.7 ± 6.2 | 83.1 ± 5.7 | 79.7 ± 6.2 | 0.0528 |
| Males, n (%) | 44 (69) | 16 (89) | 28 (62) | 0.12 |
| eGFR (ml/min/1,73 m2) | 26 ± 11 | 23.9 ± 10 | 25.5 ± 10 | 0.5733 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 37 (59%) | 11 (61%) | 26 (58%) | 0.75 |
| Frailty, n (%) | 38 (59) | 13 (72) | 24 (53) | 0.16 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.4 ± 4.7 | 25.5 ± 2.6 | 29.3 ± 4.8 | 0.025 |
| MIS | 6 ± 4.7 | 6.7 ± 4.2 | 5.7 ± 4.9 | 0.48 |
| CRP, (mg/dl) | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 0.43 ± 0.9 | 0.28 ± 0.22 | 0.20 |
| HCO3– | 24.0 ± 3.5 | 24.0 ± 3.6 | 23.9 ± 2.9 | 0.93 |
eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; BMI, Body Mass Index; MIS, Malnutrition Inflammation Score; CRP, C-reactive protein; HCO3−, serum bicarbonate.