Table 1 Demographic data and Spatiotemporal gait parameters of participants with and without sarcopenia.

Demographic data

 Age (years)

74.0 [71.0–79.0]

77.0 [71.0–81.0]

0.460

0.121

 Sex (male/female)

13/10

11/4

0.294

−0.170

 Body height (m)

1.60 [1.56–1.66]

1.60 [1.54–1.65]

0.836

−0.034

 Body mass (kg)

61.7 [55.3–71.4]

54.0 [51.7–59.1]

0.068

−0.298

 BMI (kg/m²)

24.1 [22.0–26.5]

21.6 [20.2–24.5]

0.083

−0.283

 HbA1c levels (%)

7.1 [6.6–7.4]

7.2 [6.8–7.8]

0.616

0.085

 HbA1c levels (mmol/mol)

54 [49–57]

55 [51–62]

0.616

0.085

 Duration of T2D (years)

14.1 [5.0–20.6]

7.2 [6.75–7.8]

0.286

0.174

 Grip strength (kg)

27.7 [21.1–34.2]

21.6 [16.9–23.1]

0.007*

−0.429

 SMI (kg/m²)

7.20 [6.35–7.75]

6.30 [5.80–6.50]

0.006*

−0.442

 Sarcopenia criteria

  Sarcopenia (n)

0

10

  Severe sarcopenia (n)

0

5

Spatiotemporal gait parameters

 Walking speed (m/s)

1.26 [1.15–1.32]

1.02 [0.85–1.08]

< 0.001*

−0.613

 Normalized walking speed (dimensionless)

0.31 [0.29–0.34]

0.26 [0.21–0.27]

< 0.001*

−0.632

 Stride length (m)

1.21 [1.15–1.27]

1.05 [0.96–1.16]

0.004*

−0.453

 Normalized stride length (dimensionless)

0.75 [0.71–0.79]

0.68 [0.58–0.71]

0.003*

−0.477

 Step width (m)

0.11 [0.09–0.13]

0.12 [0.10–0.14]

0.401

0.370

 Normalized step width (dimensionless)

0.07 [0.06–0.08]

0.10 [0.08–0.32]

0.058

0.292

 Stride time (s)

0.97 [0.94–1.03]

1.05 [1.01–1.12]

0.004*

0.461

 Stance time (s)

0.56 [0.53–0.60]

0.62 [0.58–0.69]

0.011*

0.408

 Swing time (s)

0.41 [0.39–0.43]

0.43 [0.41–0.44]

0.095

0.273

 Double support time (s)

0.17 [0.15–0.20]

0.21 [0.17–0.25]

0.048*

0.322

 Cadence (steps/min)

125.8 [119.0–130.6]

111.7 [105.7–116.8]

< 0.001*

−0.540