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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics in various groups

From: Circulating MicroRNA-486 and MicroRNA-146a serve as potential biomarkers of sarcopenia in the older adults

Total n=77   N D S
Age y/o 75.8±6.1 80.2±5.7 79.8±5.9
Sex ♂:♀ 16:8 17:18 8:10
BMI kg/m2 23.9±2.2 25.3±2.6 21.6±2.6#+
Waistline cm 84.2±7.8 86.1±6.9 77.9±8.1#+
SBP mmHg 127±14 140±14* 135±15#
DBP mmHg 76±10 76±10 75±16
PBL % 65.7±4.3 63.2±4.7 62.6±4.8#
PBF % 30.1±4.7 32.9±5.2* 33.4±5.1#
LMI kg/m2 15.7±1.7 15.5±1.7 13.5±1.4#+
T-score unit 0.25±0.91 -0.39±1.03* -0.53±0.92#+
  1. N normal group (n=24), D dynapenic group (n=35), S sarcopenia group (n=18); BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, PBL percentage of body lean, PBF percentage of body fat, LMI lean mass index. Values are mean ± standard deviation. *P < 0.05, N vs. D; # P < 0.05, N vs. S. +P < 0.05, D vs. S