Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes between the sarcopenia, dynapenia and normal groups.
From: Impact of Sarcopenia on Clinical Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression Surgery
Variables | Sarcopenia group | Dynapenia group | Normal group | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Numbers (%) | 26 (20.0) | 41 (31.5) | 57 (43.8) | |
Age (years) | 80.9 (5.7) | 77.5 (6.3) | 74.6 (5.8) | <0.001 |
Men/women | 10/16 | 15/26 | 43/14 | <0.001 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 19.9 (1.6) | 23.8 (3.5) | 24.6 (2.5) | <0.001 |
Follow up period (days) | 1196.1 (977.8) | 1330.3 (1216.3) | 1093.8 (935.5) | 0.573 |
SMI (kg/m2) | 5.88 (0.66) | 7.11 (1.12) | 7.80 (1.07) | <0.001 |
Handgrip strength (kg) | 20.3 (8.0) | 22.1 (8.8) | 23.2 (9.0) | 0.374 |
Gait speed (m/s) | 0.88 (0.23) | 0.90 (0.27) | 0.97 (0.29) | 0.263 |
JOA score | ||||
before surgery at the final F/U | 12.8 (4.6) 24.0 (4.6) | 12.8 (4.9) 24.0 (3.9) | 12.2 (3.7) 24.4 (3.0) | 0.737 0.826 |
Improvement ratio of JOA score (%) | 66.8 (23.5) | 68.9 (22.1) | 72.9 (17.4) | 0.447 |
Low back pain | ||||
before surgery at the final F/U | 43.5 (29.0) 29.8 (25.5) | 44.2 (28.0) 19.6 (24.7) | 48.2 (30.4) 19.1 20.8) | 0.742 0.125 |
Leg pain | ||||
before surgery at the final F/U | 59.7 (27.9) 23.1 (29.0) | 58.5 (29.7) 18.9 (29.6) | 63.6 (27.0) 23.3 (27.4) | 0.681 0.729 |
Leg numbness | ||||
before surgery at the final F/U | 56.1 (27.1) 26.5 (27.1) | 56.8 (31.4) 39.3 (33.7) | 60.0 (30.0) 27.4 (29.8) | 0.474 0.126 |
