Women

Men

p

No. of subjects

48

31

Age (years)

60.1 ± 11.54

58.6 ± 10.8

NS

Anthropometric parameters

BMI (kg/m²)

45.6 ± 7.5

45.1 ± 7.5

NS

Fat mass (kg)

53.2 ± 10.8

58.8 ± 15.2

NS

Fat mass (%)

47.5 ± 3.6

43.3 ± 4.8

^*

Lean body mass (kg)

51.8 ± 8.1

74.5 ± 12.7

^*

Lean body mass index (kg/m²)

21.2 ± 3.2

25.0 ± 3.7

^*

Real LBM/ideal-LBM

0.88 ± 0.01

0.95 ± 0.1

^*

Functional parameters

Handgrip strength test (kg)

16.9 ± 7.0

30.1 ± 11.1

^*

6-minute walk test distance (m)^§

216.9 ± 101.1

261.6 ± 136.8

NS

6 MWT distance/predicted-6MWT distance^§

0.7 ± 0.3

0.7 ± 0.4

NS

SPPB score

7.5 ± 2.7

9.2 ± 2.3

^*

TSD-OC test (score-%)

65.9 ± 21.4

59.2 ± 23.6

NS

Clinical and laboratory parameters

Charlson comorbidity index

2.3 ± 2.1

2.6 ± 1.9

NS

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

11.9 ± 1.1

13.7 ± 1.7

^*

Lymphocytes (#/ml)

1992.2 ± 740.6

2371.5 ± 877.4

^*

Transferrin (mg/dl)

242.6 ± 55.4

267.3 ± 44.3

^*

Albumin (g/dl)

3.7 ± 0.2

4.1 ± 0.3

^*

Prealbumin (mg/dl)

20.4 ± 5.4

24.9 ± 6.9

^*

Cholinesterase (U/l)

7903.7 ± 1851.0

9033.0 ± 1773.4

^*

C-reactive protein-HS (mg/dl)

7.8 ± 6.0

6.7 ± 7.0

NS

Depression, anxiety and quality of life

SCL-90 questionnaire

Depression

1.2 ± 0.9

1.0 ± 0.9

NS

Anxiety

1.4 ± 0.9

1.1 ± 1.0

NS

Total score

95.0 ± 64.9

88.8 ± 60.4

NS

SF-36 questionnaire

MHI

31,6 ± 17.8

32.4 ± 21.6

NS

PHI

28.2 ± 17.2

32.1 ± 18.6

NS

Total score

29.9 ± 16.9

33.0 ± 20.0

NS