Table 4.
Characteristics of the participants according to 11 AM or 8 PM cortisol tertiles
| 11 AM cortisol tertiles | 8 PM cortisol tertiles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertile 1 | Tertile 2 | Tertile 3 | p-value | Tertile 1 | Tertile 2 | Tertile 3 | p-value | |
| Sample size | 150 | 150 | 149 | 148 | 148 | 148 | ||
| Age (years) | 61.2 ± 6.9 | 63.9 ± 7.9 | 64.0 ± 7.5 | 0.001 | 62.1 ± 7.0 | 63.1 ± 8.3 | 63.9 ± 7.3 | 0.13 |
| Weight (kg) | 67.7 ± 12.4 | 69.2 ± 12.7 | 65.3 ± 11.9 | 0.02 | 68.5 ± 12.8 | 66.4 ± 10.7 | 67.3 ± 13.0 | 0.35 |
| Height (cm) | 161.8 ± 7.1 | 162.1 ± 6.3 | 161.3 ± 6.6 | 0.57 | 162.2 ± 7.2 | 162.0 ± 6.4 | 160.9 ± 6.6 | 0.22 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.9 ± 4.5 | 26.4 ± 4.6 | 25.2 ± 4.6 | 0.08 | 26.0 ± 4.5 | 25.4 ± 4.3 | 26.0 ± 4.7 | 0.42 |
| ALM (kg) | 17.4 ± 2.7 | 17.6 ± 2.7 | 16.8 ± 2.5 | 0.04 | 17.5 ± 2.8 | 17.2 ± 2.2 | 17.1 ± 2.9 | 0.49 |
| ALMI (kg/m2) | 6.6 ± 0.9 | 6.7 ± 0.9 | 6.5 ± 0.9 | 0.08 | 6.6 ± 0.9 | 6.6 ± 0.8 | 6.6 ± 0.9 | 0.81 |
| ALM (kg)/BMI (kg/m2) | 0.68 ± 0.10 | 0.68 ± 0.10 | 0.68 ± 0.10 | 0.80 | 0.68 ± 0.10 | 0.69 ± 0.10 | 0.67 ± 0.10 | 0.26 |
| Grip strength (kg) | 25.8 ± 5.4 | 24.3 ± 5.6 | 23.6 ± 6.0 | 0.005 | 25.1 ± 5.7 | 24.8 ± 5.8 | 23.8 ± 5.8 | 0.10 |
| Sarcopenia definition n (%)# | ||||||||
| EWGSOP2 & FNIH2014-ALM | 2 (1.3) | 7 (4.7) | 9 (6.0) | 0.08 | 3 (2.0) | 2 (1.4) | 13 (8.8) | 0.004 |
| FNIH2014-ALM/BMI | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0.63 | 0 (0) | 2 (1.4) | 3 (2.0) | 0.38 |
| EWGSOP2-ALMI | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 6 (4.0) | 0.007 | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (2.7) | 0.38 |
| FNIH2017-ALM | 6 (4.0) | 9 (6.0) | 8 (5.4) | 0.75 | 7 (4.7) | 3 (2.0) | 13 (8.8) | 0.04 |
| FNIH2017-ALM/BMI | 4 (2.7) | 10 (6.7) | 15 (10.1) | 0.03 | 7 (4.7) | 8 (5.4) | 14 (9.5) | 0.23 |
| EWGSOP-ALMI | 2 (1.3) | 4 (2.7) | 9 (6.0) | 0.08 | 3 (2.0) | 2 (1.4) | 9 (6.1) | 0.08 |
| Any definition | 7 (4.7) | 16 (10.7) | 24 (16.2) | 0.004 | 12 (8.1) | 10 (6.8) | 25 (17.0) | 0.01 |
Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or as number (percentage)
BMI body mass index, ALM appendicular lean mass, ALMI ALM index (ALM/height2), FNIH Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Sarcopenia Project, EWGSOP European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People
Between-group comparisons performed using analysis of variance or #Fisher’s exact test