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Table 1 Demographics, parameters of body composition and physical function, and serum bone- and muscle-derived factors

From: Association of serum bone- and muscle-derived factors with age, sex, body composition, and physical function in community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly adults: a cross-sectional study

 

Men (n = 97)

Women (n = 157)

p a

Age (years)

75.0 ± 8.9

73.6 ± 8.1

0.198

Height (cm)

163.1 ± 6.5

150.0 ± 6.5

< 0.001

Weight (kg)

60.9 ± 8.0

49.5 ± 8.0

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

23.0 ± 2.5

22.0 ± 3.1

0.014

SOSb (m/s)

1503.6 ± 28.3

1483.4 ± 20.2

< 0.001

SMI (kg/m2)

7.5 ± 0.8

6.1 ± 0.8

< 0.001

Grip strength (kg)

34.9 ± 7.4

23.0 ± 4.5

< 0.001

Gait speed (m/s)

1.2 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.3

0.330

Sclerostin (pmol/L)

55.9 ± 26.1

32.6 ± 13.8

< 0.001

OC (ng/ml)

16.6 ± 5.5

21.5 ± 8.9

< 0.001

IGF-1 (ng/ml)

97.1 ± 30.5

93.4 ± 29.8

0.350

Myostatin (ng/ml)

42.9 ± 10.3

43.9 ± 12.2

0.495

TRACP-5b (mU/dL)

289.9 ± 95.4

340.3 ± 147.4

0.026

  1. BMI, body mass index; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index; SOS, speed of sound; OC, osteocalcin; IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor-1;TRACP-5b, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-5b
  2. All value are means ± SD
  3. a Difference between men and women (t test)
  4. b SOS of right calcaneus