Table 5 Crude and adjusted means of components of sarcopenia across tertiles of total and individual BCAAs intake.

From: Association between dietary intake of branched-chain amino acids and sarcopenia and its components: a cross-sectional study

Variables

BCAAs intake

P

Valine intake

P

Leucine intake

P

Isoleucine intake

P

T1 (n = 105)

T3 (n = 96)

T1 (n = 106)

T3 (n = 95)

T1 (n = 105)

T3 (n = 96)

T1 (n = 106)

T3 (n = 95)

Muscle mass [ASM/h2] (kg)

Crude

6.53 ± 0.09

6.70 ± 0.09

0.48

6.56 ± 0.10

6.67 ± 0.09

0.72

6.53 ± 0.09

6.73 ± 0.10

0.32

6.54 ± 0.09

6.71 ± 0.09

0.44

Modela

6.56 ± 0.08

6.62 ± 0.09

0.77

6.58 ± 0.08

6.63 ± 0.09

0.94

6.55 ± 0.08

6.65 ± 0.09

0.73

6.58 ± 0.08

6.64 ± 0.09

0.88

Hand grip strength (psi)

Crude

10.79 ± 0.34

11.78 ± 0.38

0.04

10.74 ± 0.34

11.48 ± 0.38

0.31

10.80 ± 0.34

11.7 ± 0.39

0.05

10.77 ± 0.34

11.65 ± 3.84

0.12

Modela

10.84 ± 0.24

11.39 ± 0.26

0.30

10.79 ± 0.24

11.28 ± 0.26

0.44

10.83 ± 0.24

11.34 ± 0.26

0.42

10.95 ± 0.24

11.29 ± 0.26

0.51

Gait speed (m/s)

Crude

0.84 ± 0.02

0.86 ± 0.02

0.31

0.84 ± 0.21

0.85 ± 0.21

0.81

0.84 ± 0.02

0.86 ± 0.02

0.38

0.82 ± 0.02

0.86 ± 0.02

0.53

Modela

0.82 ± 0.02

0.84 ± 0.02

0.77

0.85 ± 0.02

0.83 ± 0.02

0.88

0.84 ± 0.02

0.84 ± 0.02

0.96

0.83 ± 0.02

0.84 ± 0.02

0.95

  1. Obtained from ANOVA (P < 0.05 significant).
  2. Modela: Adjusted for energy, age and sex.