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Table 1 The characteristics of the study populationa

From: Relationship of anabolic and catabolic biomarkers with muscle strength and physical performance in older adults: a population-based cross-sectional study

 

All

Males

Females

Characteristic

(n = 1131)

(n = 536)

(n = 595)

Age, years

69.0 (6.94) b

69.9 (7.18)

68.1 (6.62)

BMI, kg/m2

25.4 (3.57)

25.1 (3.09)

25.7 (3.94)

Grip, kg

26.5 (9.37)

32.4 (7.94)

20.4 (5.43)

TUGT, s

11.2 (4.67)

11.0 (4.75)

11.4 (4.60)

4-m gait speed, m/s

0.99 (0.21) (n = 938)

1.03 (0.22) (n = 428)

0.95 (0.19) (n = 510)

CRP, mg/L

1.11 (0.49, 3.00) c

0.93 (0.43, 2.50)

1.36 (0.55, 3.48)

IGF-1, ng/mL

97.5 (86.5, 105.9)

95.1 (86.7, 107.1)

93.8 (86.3, 104.6)

DHEAS, ug/dL

127.7 (77.6, 175.0)

162.7 (115.8, 197.1)

91.7 (61.0, 129.4)

Smoking, %

   

  Current

32.1

39.2

25.6

  Former

19.6

27.7

12.4

  Never

48.3

33.1

62.0

Drinking, %

   

  Current

28.3

52.4

6.50

  Fomer

11.8

22.7

1.88

  Never

59.9

24.9

91.6

PA, METs-h/week

23.1 (3.93, 76.7)

30.8 (1.40, 88.6)

23.1 (4.95, 69.3)

Depression symptoms, %

14.5

13.9

15.0

Fall, %

20.7

17.3

23.7

Hypertension, %

37.0

29.5

43.7

Diabetes, %

14.2

11.4

16.6

Cancer, %

1.95

1.30

2.52

CVD, %

20.7

14.0

26.7

Anemia, %

1.24

0.75

1.68

  1. aBMI body mass index, TUGT timed up and go test, CRP C-reactive protein, IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor-1, DHEAS dehydroepiandrosteronesulphate, PA physical activity, CVD cardiovascular disease
  2. bValues are expressed as mean (standard deviation) (all such values)
  3. cValues are expressed as median (interquartile range) (all such values)
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