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Table 1 Participant characteristics.

From: Sarcopenic Characteristics of Active Older Adults: a Cross-Sectional Exploration

Characteristics

Values

Age, years

58.8 (57.0 to 61.0)

Height, m

1.71 (1.70 to 1.75)

Body mass (BM), kg

74.3 (70.2 to 78.3)

BMI, kg/m2

24.8 (22.0 to 26.0)

RMR, MJ/day

5.8 (5.5 to 6.1)

EWOSP2 category for sarcopenia

 Handgrip, (dominant), kg

37.0 (33.8 to 40.1)

 ALM/ht2

7.7 (7.3 to 8.1)

 Gait speed, m/sec

0.8 (0.8 to 0.9)

 n, considered sarcopenic

0

Exercise volume,

 min/week

226 (191 to 260)

Dietary protein intake,

 g/kg BM/day

1.4 (1.2 to 1.5)

iDXA measurements

 FFM, kg

53.6 (50.6 to 56.7)

 FM, %

28.4 (26.0 to 31.0)

 Arm lean mass, kg

5.6 (5.1 to 6.1)

 Leg lean mass, kg

17.5 (16.4 to 18.6)

Strength, power, and physical performance

 Leg press, kg/BM

1.9 (1.8 to 2.1)

 Lateral pull down, kg/BM

1.0 (0.9 to 1.1)

 Chest press, kg/BM

0.8 (0.7 to 0.9)

Vertical jump

 Jump height, cm

17.3 (3.0 to 28.0)

 Relative power, W

29.5 (28.0 to 31.1)

 Velocity, m/sec

1.9 (1.8 to 2.0)

Cardiorespiratory fitness

 Watts/RER,

111 (97 to 127)

Biochemistry

 BGL, mMol/L

4.8 (4.6 to 5.1)

 Insulin, ulU/ml

7.1 (3.2 to 20.5)

 IGF-1, pg/ml

97 (33 to 160)

 Testosterone, ng/ml

1.4 (0.0 to 5.0)

 Estradiol, pg/ml

26 (0 to 273)

 Cortisol, nmol/L

366 (15 to 964)

 WBC, pg/ml

4.8 (2.3 to 7.1)

 Neutrophils, pg/ml

2.7 (1.1 to 4.5)

 Lymphocytes, pg/ml

2.1 (1.0 to 3.9)

 Monocytes, pg/ml

0.3 (0.1 to 1.1)

 IL-2, pg/ml

4.1 (0.3 to 10.8)

 IL-6, pg/ml

5.9 (0.8 to 36.8)

 IL-8, pg/ml

5.9 (0.2 to 28.1)

 IL-10, pg/ml

18.5 (1.0 to 50.1)

 TNF-α, pg/ml

2.3 (0.4 to 5.6)

  1. Mean (95% CI). Abbreviations: ALM appendicular muscle mass, BGL blood glucose levels, BMI body mass index, BM body mass, EWSOP2 European Working Group of Sarcopenia 2, FFM fat-free mass, FM fat mass, IGF insulin-like growth factor, IL interleukin, RER respiratory exchange ratio, RMR resting metabolic rate, TNF-α tumour necrosis factor alpha, W watts