Table 3 Participant characteristics with and without sarcopenia

Age (years)

74.3 ± 11.3

64.6 ± 13.4

 < 0.001

Gender (men/women)

10 / 41

41 / 98

0.199

BMI (kg/m²)

21.2 ± 3.3

24.4 ± 4.6

 < 0.001

Grip power (kg)

12.4 ± 5.4

22.3 ± 10.5

 < 0.001

Gait speed (m/s)

0.9 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.4

 < 0.001

SMI (kg/m²)

5.3 ± 0.5

7.1 ± 1.1

 < 0.001

Phase angle (°)

3.9 ± 0.6

4.9 ± 0.8

 < 0.001

NRS (points)

5.7 ± 2.3

5.0 ± 2.6

0.076