Table 3.
Comparison of nutrient intakes.
| Nutrient | Nonsarcopenic (n = 690) |
Sarcopenic (n = 111) |
p-Value * |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSmeans ± SE | LSmeans ± SE | ||
| Energy (kcal) | 1512.1 ± 18.3 | 1387.9 ± 47.1 | 0.0152 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 256.1 ± 3.3 | 237.0 ± 8.4 | 0.0360 |
| Protein (g) | 56.7 ± 0.9 | 52.9 ± 2.2 | 0.1226 |
| Fat (g) | 28.4 ± 0.7 | 25.8 ± 1.8 | 0.1806 |
| Fiber (g) | 6.07 ± 0.11 | 5.55 ± 0.29 | 0.0946 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 194.7 ± 6.5 | 196.5 ± 16.7 | 0.9232 |
| Calcium (mg) | 446.8 ± 9.6 | 458.1 ± 24.6 | 0.6737 |
| Phosphate (mg) | 958.8 ± 12.7 | 915.8 ± 32.6 | 0.2228 |
| Iron (mg) | 13.0 ± 0.3 | 12.7 ± 0.7 | 0.6576 |
| Sodium (mg) | 3937.9 ± 75.5 | 3566.6 ± 194.3 | 0.0782 |
| Potassium (mg) | 2728.7 ± 40.0 | 2575.0 ± 103.0 | 0.1687 |
| Zinc (mg) | 7.22 ± 0.14 | 6.47 ± 0.37 | 0.0583 |
| Vitamin A (R.E.) | 676.2 ± 20.3 | 576.9 ± 52.3 | 0.0803 |
| Retinol (µg) | 110.6 ± 22.5 | 84.6 ± 57.8 | 0.6782 |
| Carotenes (µg) | 3609.4 ± 117.7 | 3107.6 ± 303.0 | 0.1269 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 5.51 ± 0.30 | 6.06 ± 0.78 | 0.5181 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 7.77 ± 0.15 | 7.37 ± 0.40 | 0.3564 |
| Vitamin K (µg) | 95.5 ± 4.9 | 75.9 ± 12.7 | 0.1570 |
| Vitamin B1 (mg) | 1.55 ± 0.34 | 1.04 ± 0.88 | 0.5951 |
| Vitamin B2 (mg) | 1.00 ± 0.02 | 0.91 ± 0.06 | 0.1843 |
| Niacin (mg) | 14.8 ± 0.2 | 14.2 ± 0.6 | 0.3311 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 99.3 ± 2.7 | 105.5 ± 6.9 | 0.4023 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 1.43 ± 0.03 | 1.37 ± 0.07 | 0.4341 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 5.62 ± 0.26 | 5.48 ± 0.67 | 0.8522 |
| Folate (µg) | 296.9 ± 6.1 | 273.5 ± 15.7 | 0.1701 |
* Comparison of values adjusted for age, sex, and weight between the two groups; LSmeans: the least squares mean; SE: standard error.