Table 1 Patients characteristics stratified for gender
From: Influence of IGF-I serum concentration on muscular regeneration capacity in patients with sarcopenia
|  | Total sample n = 31 | Female n = 20 | Male n = 11 | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age [years] | 80.6 (7.4) | 79.6 (8.4) | 82.5 (5.2) | 0.306 |
Handgrip strength [kg] | 23.2 (8.9) | 20.6 (6.9) | 27.8 (10.6) | 0.030 |
SMI [kg/m2] | 6.9 (1.2) | 6.7 (1.2) | 7.3 (1.3) | 0.163 |
z-score sarcopenia | −1.2 (1.8) | −1.7 (1.6) | −0.3 (1.9) | 0.040 |
IGF-I [ng/ml] | 64.1 (25.6) | 67.8 (25.0) | 57.5 (26.7) | 0.296 |
IGFBP-3 [ng/ml] | 1577 (544) | 1729 (542) | 1300 (446) | 0.033 |
ALS [mU/ml] | 259 (131) | 301 (126) | 182 (104) | 0.013 |
MUNIX | 95 (43) | 107 (43) | 72 (33) | 0.032 |
MUSIX [μV] | 87 (35) | 77 (18) | 106 (51) | 0.030 |
Ki67+ myocytes [%] | 48.6 (17.9) | 50.0 (18.2) | 46.3 (18.0) | 0.600 |
NCAM+ fibers [%] | 1.1 (1.6) | 1.1 (1.8) | 1.0 (1.2) | 0.797 |