Bone Mass Loss and Sarcopenia in Ecuadorian Patients

Table 3

Characteristics of patients according to sarcopenia and osteoporosis diagnoses.

		Normal (n = 12)	Osteopenia-osteoporosis (n = 20)	Osteosarcopenia (n = 52)	Sarcopenia (n = 8)
Age (years)		63 ± 8	64 ± 9	67 ± 11	66 ± 4	0.502
Female (%)		75	85	94	100	0.134
BMI (kg/m^2)		29.6 ± 2	29.3 ± 4	25.2 ± 4	25.6 ± 2	<0.001
Overweight/obesity (%)	92	85	60	63	0.054
SARC-F	2.0 ± 1	2.6 ± 2	3.1 ± 2	4.2 ± 2	0.510
Gait speed (m/s)	0.9 ± 0.3	0.9 ± 0.5	0.9 ± 1.2	0.7 ± 0.1	0.893
Handgrip strength (kg)	23.9 ± 4	25.7 ± 7	17.4 ± 5	14.5 ± 5	0.002
ASM (kg)	20.2 ± 2	19.4 ± 3	14.2 ± 2	14.7 ± 2	<0.001
SMI (kg/m^2)	7.9 ± 0.5	7.9 ± 0.9	6.1 ± 0.7	6.2 ± 0.4	<0.001
Total-body skeletal muscle mass (kg)	26.7 ± 3	25.7 ± 4	18.9 ± 2	19.6 ± 2	<0.001