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. 2021 Oct 27;13(11):3817. doi: 10.3390/nu13113817

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of participants.

Items Non-Obese Obese Obese-Sarcopenic p Value
mean ± SD mean ± SD mean ± SD
n 205 323 59
Women, n (%) 160 (78.0) 249 (77.1) 39 (66.1) 0.15 d
Age (years) 70.9 ± 6.9 67.8 ± 6.3a 75.1 ± 6.1 a <0.001 b
Age category, n (%) <0.001 d
<65 years 44 (21.5) 156 (48.3) 10 (16.9)
70−74.9 years 101 (17.1) 105 (32.5) 21 (35.6)
≥75 years 60 (29.2) 62 (19.2) 28 (47.5)
BMI (kg/m2) 22.9 ± 1.8 30.6 ± 3.9 a 27.0 ± 2.1 a <0.001 c
ALM (kg) 16.0 ± 3.2 17.9 ± 3.6 a 13.8 ± 2.8 a <0.001 c
AMI (kg/m2) 6.64 ± 0.91 7.56 ± 0.98 a 5.96 ± 0.75 a <0.001 c
CIRS score 8.4 ± 5.7 10.1 ± 5.5 a 10.9 ± 6.2 a 0.001 c
Surgical time (min) 149 ± 35 152 ± 39 155 ± 33 0.35 b
LOS (day) 5.3 ± 1.6 6.5 ± 2.4 a 6.2 ± 1.9 a <0.001 c
Follow-up time (week) 13.7 ± 7.3 16.4 ± 7.7 a 19.5 ± 8.9 a <0.001 c
TKR leg, Right, n (%) 123 (60.0) 181 (56.0) 31 (52.5) 0.51 d
KL grade, TKR leg, n (%) 0.33 d
3 103 (50.2) 165 (51.1) 24 (40.7)
4 102 (49.8) 158 (48.9) 35 (59.3)
MNA-SF <12 points 76 (37.1) 92 (28.5) 27 (45.8) 0.01 d
Number of comorbidities, n (%)
Hypertension 129 (62.9) 228 (70.6) 40 (67.8) 0.19 d
DM 37 (18.0) 139 (43.0) 22 (37.3) <0.001 d
Cardiopulmonary disease 94 (45.9) 174 (53.9) 29 (49.2) 0.19 d
Leg fracture 12 (5.9) 15 (4.6) 3 (5.1) 0.83 d
Knee flexion ROM (degree)
Presurgery 118 ± 14 108 ± 13 a 101 ± 15 a <0.001 b
Inpatient
discharge
102 ± 10 95 ± 10 a 94 ± 10 a <0.001 b

a A significant difference compared with the reference group, p < 0.05. b One-way analysis of variance. Post-hoc analysis was performed using the Bonferroni test. c One-way analysis of variance. Post-hoc analysis was performed using the Games-Howell test. d Chi-Square Test. AMI, appendicular mass index; BMI, body mass index; CIRS, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale; DM, diabetes mellitus; ROM, gait speed; K-L grade, Kellgren-Lawrence grade; MNA-SF, Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form scale; SD, standard deviation; TKR, total knee replacement.