Table 1 Characteristics of surveyed participants at baseline
From: Augmented temperature fluctuation aggravates muscular atrophy through the gut microbiota
Characteristic | No sarcopenia | Possible sarcopenia | Sarcopenia |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 66.23 ± 5.36 | 68.64 ± 6.63 | 73.44 ± 7.21 |
Gender | |||
 Male, n (%) | 1838 (54.1%) | 780 (45.9%) | 300 (46.9%) |
 Female, n (%) | 1562 (45.9%) | 918 (54.1%) | 339 (53.1%) |
BMI, kg/m2 | |||
 Male | 23.18 ± 6.19 | 24.45 ± 9.98 | 18.36 ± 1.74 |
 Female | 24.15 ± 6.35 | 25.3 ± 3.62 | 18.94 ± 1.87 |
Smoke, n (%) | 270 (7.9%) | 153 (9.0%) | 52 (8.1%) |
Alcohol, n (%) | 1260(37.06%) | 436(25.68%) | 175(27.39%) |
ASM/Ht2, kg/m2 | |||
 Male | 7.54 ± 0.94 | 7.7 ± 1.19 | 6.45 ± 0.58 |
 Female | 5.84 ± 1.03 | 6.06 ± 0.72 | 4.55 ± 0.51 |
Handgrip, kg | |||
 Male | 38.15 ± 6.41 | 30.96 ± 8.21 | 26.75 ± 7.17 |
 Female | 26.44 ± 5.93 | 21.4 ± 6.61 | 17.67 ± 5.73 |
 5-time chair stand test, s | 8.96 ± 1.75 | 14.68 ± 5.04 | 14.53 ± 5.16 |
 Gait speed, m/s | 0.75 ± 0.24 | 0.62 ± 0.3 | 0.58 ± 0.18 |
 Fall, n (%) | 531(15.6%) | 357(21.0%) | 133(20.8%) |
