Table 2 Main results of mixed linear models and sarcopenia parameters at baseline and 8-years follow-up measurements according to the type of physical activity, adjusted for age
From: Sarcopenia parameters in active older adults – an eight-year longitudinal study
Baseline | Eight years follow-up | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HEPAW | HEPAP | HEPAN | HEPAW | HEPAP | HEPAN | PTIME | PHEPA | PTIMExHEPA | |
Handgrip strength (kg) | 37.9 [33.5, 42.2] | 39.1 [33.3, 44.8] | 38.2 [34.3, 42.2] | 31.6 [27.6, 35.6] | 33.3 [28.6, 37.9] | 32.3 [27.8, 36.7] | < 0.001 | 0.729 | 0.987 |
SMI | 0.98 [0.90, 1.1] | 0.89 [0.79, 1.0] | 0.88 [0.81, 0.95] | 0.88 [0.81, 0.96] | 0.87 [0.79, 0.96] | 0.82 [0.73, 0.90] | 0.004 | 0.030 | 0.570 |
Gait speed (m/s) | 1.4 [1.3, 1.5] | 1.3 [1.1, 1.5] | 1.4 [1.3, 1.5] | 0.97 [0.88, 1.06] | 1.02 [0.90, 1.14] | 1.15 [1.04, 1.2] | < 0.001 | 0.150 | 0.113 |