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Table 3 Main results of mixed linear models and sarcopenia parameters at baseline and 8-years follow-up measurements according to the type of SB, adjusted for age

From: Sarcopenia parameters in active older adults – an eight-year longitudinal study

 

Baseline

Eight years follow-up

   
 

SB-L

SB-H

SB-L

SB-H

Ptime

pSB

PTIME x SB

Handgrip strength (kg)

38.2 [34.7, 41.7]

35.4 [29.0, 41.9]

32.1 [28.5, 35.7]

32.7 [28.80, 36.7]

0.005

0.535

0.306

SMI

0.93 [0.86, 0.99]

0.83 [0.71, 0.96]

0.86 [0.79, 0.93]

0.86 [0.78, 0.93]

0.465

0.174

0.171

Gait speed (m/s)

1.4 [1.3, 1.4]

1.5 [1.3, 1.7]

1.0[0.93, 1.1]

1.1 [1.0, 1.2]

< 0.001

0.195

0.997

  1. *SMI – skeletal muscle index, SB-L – low sedentary behaviour, SB-H – high sedentary behaviour