The impact of sarcopenic obesity on inflammation, lean body mass, and muscle strength in elderly women

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Table 1 Participant characteristics presented by mean, SD, and 95% CI

	SO (N=31)	NSO (N=33)	P-value
Age (years)*	68.19±5.06 (66.33–70.05)	68.51±6.91 (66.06–70.96)	0.859
Body weight (kg)	70.11±12.82 (65.41–74.82)	66.90±10.42 (63.20–70.59)	0.274
BMI (kg/m^2)*	31.19±4.35 (29.60–32.79)	27.76±3.98 (26.34–29.17)	0.002
Height (m)	1.49±0.05 (1.47–1.51)	1.55±0.04 (1.53–1.56)	0.001
Fat (%)*	45.17±4.46 (43.54–46.81)	42.97±3.54 (41.71–44.22)	0.050
Fat (kg)*	30.44±8.71 (27.24–33.63)	28.47±5.75 (26.43–30.51)	0.532
aLM/BMI*	0.43±0.03 (0.46–0.48)	0.57±0.08 (0.54–0.60)	0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	215±32.45 (203.48–227.71)	209.42± (196.72–222.12)	0.482
Triglycerides (mg/dL)*	155.50±57.94 (133.86–177.13)	145.57±62.09 (123.55–167.59)	0.372
HDL (mg/dL)	47.60±11.69 (43.23–51.96)	46.21±11.35 (42.18–50.24)	0.629
LDL (mg/dL)	137.24±32.27 (125.18–149.29)	134.06±33.10 (134.06–122.32)	0.711
Uric acid (mg/dL)	5.10±1.51 (4.53–5.67)	4.48±1.23 (4.05–4.92)	0.084
Urea (mg/dL)	33.28±7.14 (30.61–35.95)	36.21±8.34 (33.25–39.17)	0.142
CK (U/L)*	94.56±33.82 (81.93–107.19)	104.54±44.00 (88.94–120.14)	0.215
Glucose (mg/dL)*	108.52±39.84 (93.64–123.40)	95.48±21.40 (87.89–103.07)	0.010

Note:

* Non-normal data.

Abbreviations: aLM, appendicular lean mass, BMI, body mass index, HDL, high-density lipoprotein, LDL, low-density lipoprotein, CK, creatine kinase, SO, sarcopenic obesity, NOS, nonsarcopenic obesity.

Table 2 Correlation coefficient between aLM/BMI and biochemical parameters, muscle strength, and body composition

	Correlation coefficient
	R	P-value
IL-6 (pg/mL)	−0.18	0.153
Glucose (mg/dL)	−0.22	0.080
Uric Acid (mg/dL)	−0.15	0.214
Absolute muscle strength (kg)	0.17	0.167
Relative muscle strength (kg)	0.32	0.001
Arms lean body mass (kg)	0.24	0.056
Legs lean body mass (kg)	0.32	0.002
aLM (kg)	0.35	0.004
BMI (kg/m^2)	−0.53	0.001
Fat (%)	−0.39	0.001

Note: P≤0.05, significant difference.

Abbreviations: IL-6, interleukin-6, aLM, appendicular lean mass, BMI, body mass index.

Figure 1 Comparisons between sarcopenic obesity and nonsarcopenic obesity presented by mean and SD.

Notes: Non-normal data (relative muscle strength, leg lean mass, appendicular lean mass, and interleukin-6), P≤0.05.