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. 2021 Apr 9;76(12):2204–2212. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glab104

Table 2.

Adjusted Mean Differences Per Study Outcome (mean Δ Int − Con) and Interaction Terms Treatment × Subgroup for Each Subgroup Separately

SPPB (points) Chair Rise (s) Lean Body Mass (kg)
Treatment × Subgroup Treatment × Subgroup Treatment × Subgroup
N Mean Δ Int − Con (95% CI) β (95% CI) N Mean Δ Int − Con (95% CI) β (95% CI) N Mean Δ Int – Con (95% CI) β (95% CI)
Total study population 152 0.5 (0.1, 1.0)* 148 −1.6 (−2.6, −0.7)* 150 0.5 (0.2, 0.9)*
Subgroup
Age
 Age ≤ 75 84 0.7 (0.1, 1.3)* −0.3 (−1.3, 0.6) 84 −2.0 (−3.2, −0.7)* 0.8 (−1.2, 2.7) 84 0.9 (0.5, 1.4)* −0.8 (−1.5, −0.2)
 Age > 75 68 0.3 (−0.4, 1.0) 64 −1.2 (−2.7, 0.3) 66 0.1 (−0.4, 0.6)
Sex
 Men 63 0.3 (−0.4, 1.0) 0.4 (−0.6, 1.3) 62 −1.0 (−2.5, 0.5) −1.1 (−3.0, 0.9) 65 0.8 (0.3, 1.3)* −0.4 (−1.1, 0.3)
 Women 89 0.7 (0.1, 1.3)* 86 −2.1 (−3.3, −0.8)* 85 0.4 (−0.1, 0.8)
Frailty state
 Prefrail and frail 78 0.4 (−0.2, 1.1) −0.1 (−1.1, 0.8) 74 −1.9 (−3.2, −0.5)* −0.6 (−2.5, 1.4) 76 0.5 (0.1, 1.0)* 0.0 (−0.7, 0.7)
 Nonfrail 74 0.6 (−0.1, 1.3) 74 −1.3 (−2.7, 0.1) 74 0.6 (0.1, 1.1)*
Sarcopenia
 Sarcopenia 33 0.1 (−0.9, 1.1) −0.6 (−1.7, 0.6) 31 −0.8 (−2.9, 1.3) 1.1 (−1.2, 3.5) 32 0.3 (−0.5, 1.0) −0.3 (−1.2, 0.5)
 No sarcopenia 114 0.7 (0.1, 1.2)* 112 −1.9 (−3.0, −0.8)* 113 0.6 (0.2, 1.0)*
Osteoarthritis
 Osteoarthritis 72 0.7 (0.0, 1.4) 0.3 (−0.7, 1.2) 69 −1.8 (−3.3, −0.4)* −0.3 (−2.3, 1.6) 69 0.5 (0.0, 1.0) −0.1 (−0.8, 0.6)
 No osteoarthritis 80 0.4 (−0.3, 1.0) 79 −1.5 (−2.8, −0.2)* 81 0.6 (0.1, 1.1)*
Knee Extension Strength (Newton) Leg Press Strength (kg) Leg Extension Strength (kg)
N Mean Δ Int – Con (95% CI) Treatment × Subgroup N Mean Δ Int − Con (95% CI) Treatment × Subgroup N Mean Δ Int − Con (95% CI) Treatment × Subgroup
β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI)
Total study population 142 36.2 (17.8, 54.7)* 136 16.0 (8.5, 23.6)* 138 11.3 (7.6, 14.9)*
Subgroup
Age
 Age ≤ 75 78 41.0 (16.0, 66.0)* −10.3 (−47.1, 26.4) 79 12.5 (2.6, 22.4)* 8.4 (−6.7, 23.6) 80 10.1 (5.3, 14.9)* 2.7 (−4.7, 10.1)
 Age > 75 64 30.6 (3.4, 57.8)* 57 20.9 (9.4, 32.5)* 58 12.8 (7.2, 18.4)*
Sex
 Men 61 22.1 (−6.0, 50.2) 24.3 (−12.3, 61.0) 61 7.4 (−3.8, 18.6) 15.5 (0.6, 30.3)‡ 60 8.0 (2.4, 13.6)* 5.7 (−1.6, 13.1)
 Women 81 46.5 (22.5, 70.5)* 75 22.8 (12.9, 32.8)* 78 13.7 (8.9, 18.5)*
Frailty state
 Prefrail and frail 72 34.9 (9.1, 60.7)* −3.2 (−40.8, 34.4) 72 19.5 (9.2, 29.9)* 7.7 (−7.7, 23.0) 72 13.8 (8.8, 18.8)* 4.8 (−2.6, 12.2)
 Nonfrail 70 38.2 (11.0, 65.3)* 64 11.9 (0.6, 23.1)* 66 9.0 (3.6, 14.4)*
Sarcopenia
 Sarcopenia 30 23.5 (−16.9, 63.9) −13.7 (−59.0, 31.6) 29 23.0 (6.9, 39.1)* 9.7 (−8.5, 27.8) 29 15.4 (7.7, 23.1)* 6.3 (−2.3, 15.0)
 No sarcopenia 108 37.2 (15.8, 58.5)* 103 13.3 (4.7, 22.0)* 104 9.1 (5.0, 13.1)*
Osteoarthritis
 Osteoarthritis 67 45.1 (17.8, 72.4)* 16.1 (−21.1, 53.3) 60 16.7 (4.8, 28.5)* 1.1 (−14.6, 16.8) 63 10.3 (4.7, 15.9)* −1.8 (−9.3, 5.8)
 No osteoarthritis 75 29.0 (3.9, 54.2)* 76 15.6 (5.5, 25.7)* 75 12.0 (7.0, 17.0)*

Notes: Con = control group; Int = intervention group. Adjusted estimated mean differences between intervention and control group and 95% CIs are shown per subgroup; β-coefficients and 95% CIs are shown for the Treatment × Subgroup interaction. Adjusted for age, sex, educational level, and municipality. Treatment: control group is reference. Subgroup: reference groups are, respectively, men, age ≤ 75, nonfrail, no sarcopenia, and no osteoarthritis.

*Significant effect between intervention and control group (p < .05). Significant interaction effect: Treatment × Subgroup (p < .05).