Table 1 Characteristics of the participants according to the sarcopenia severity (n = 71).

From: Inflammatory biomarkers at different stages of Sarcopenia in older women

Variable

Sarcopenia stages

Non-sarcopenia (n = 32)

Probable sarcopenia (n = 17)

Sarcopenia (n = 14)

Severe sarcopenia (n = 8)

p value

Min–max

Median

Min–max

Median

Min–max

Median

Min–max

Median

Age

66–96

71.5

65–88

76

67–94

78

66–88

77.5

0.16

Height (m)

1.44–1.63

1.52

1.39–1.57

1.46

1.40–1.55

1.46

1.45–1.61

1.50

0.002a,b

Total fat mass (kg)

13.11–36.40

25.48

12.34–37.81

21.93

9.27–33.95

18.69

11.23–25.37

16.46

0.002b,c

Total lean mass (kg)

19.19–47.87

37.38

27.25–37.66

32.92

25.88–37.54

31.51

22.87–35.66

28.37

 < 0.001a,b,c

HGS (kgf)

20.33–40.00

24.63

8.66–19.66

16.33

11.66–20.00

17.16

4.00–20.00

15.66

 < 0.001a,b,c

SMI (kg/m2)

4.86–9.63

7.05

5.57–7.91

6.23

5.23–7.70

5.71

4.12–5.58

4.90

 < 0.001b,c,d

SPPB

3–12

9

7–12

10

5–11

8.5

2–8

7

0.001c,d

Adiponectin (µg/mL)

20.2–62.8

49.5

36.15–57.45

50.02

47.98–57.42

51.03

38.37–56.26

50.82

0.69

IFN (pg/mL)

0.84–2.35

1.38

1.06–1.87

1.31

0.95–14.01

1.47

1.06–1.51

1.31

0.478

IL-2 (pg/mL)

3.52–5.16

4.06

3.59–5.16

4.14

3.67–5.83

4.1

3.67–4.81

3.98

0.706

IL-4 (pg/mL)

1.67–2.4

2.02

1.74–2.57

1.92

1.67–28.17

2.04

1.89–2.28

2.12

0.611

IL-5 (pg/mL)

0.50–8.59

0.72

0.59–3.16

0.71

0.47–6.67

0.80

0.60–2.00

0.90

0.292

IL-6 (pg/mL)

10.89–22.69

16.33

12.61–25.48

17.24

9.20–35.72

18.04

13.43–22.97

16.49

0.412

IL-10 (pg/mL)

1.10–8.99

1.60

1.14–1.91

1.58

1.28–29.06

1.65

1.23–1.63

1.55

0.416

Leptin (µg/mL)

1.45–2.22

1.96

0.84–2.20

1.81

1.31–2.31

1.90

1.43–2.05

1.87

0.500

Resistin (µg/mL)

0.74–2.24

1.63

0.99–2.09

1.58

1.00–2.38

1.79

1.19–2.15

1.73

0.616

TNF (pg/mL)

0.84–1.6

1.08

0.75–1.36

1.08

0.84–16.85

1.13

0.88–1.36

1.05

0.958

  1. HGS handgrip strength, SMI skeletal muscle mass index, SPPB short physical performance battery, BDNF brain derived neurotrophic factor, TNF tumor necrosis factor, sTNFr soluble receptor of TNF, INF interferon, IL interleukin.
  2. Data express in minimum and maximum values and median.
  3. aDifference between NS and SP groups.
  4. bDifference between NS and SC groups.
  5. cDifference between NS and SS groups.
  6. dDifference between SP and SS groups. (abcd = p < 0.05).
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