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Table 2 Characteristics of the participants of the FranSO study at baseline

From: Effect of whole-body electromyostimulation and / or protein supplementation on obesity and cardiometabolic risk in older men with sarcopenic obesity: the randomized controlled FranSO trial

Variable

EMS&P (n = 33) MV (95%-CI)

WPS (n = 33) MV (95%-CI)

CG (n = 34) MV (95%-CI)

P-value

Age [years]

77.1 (75.6 to 78.7)

78.1 (76.3 to 80.0)

76.9 (75.2 to 78.7)

.571

Body mass index [kg]

26.2 (25.3 to 27.0)

26.3 (25.4 to 27.1)

26.0  (25.2 to 26.9)

.941

Lean body mass [kg/m2] a

51.8 (49.9 to 53.6)

52.1 (50.3 to 54.1)

52.6 (50.5 to 54.8)

.805

Total body fat [%] a

31.6 (30.2 to 32.8)

31.4 (30.0 to 32.5)

31.4 (30.1 to 32.7)

.967

Gait velocity [m/s]

1.26 (1.19 to 1.33)

1.24 (1.18 to 1.30)

1.27 (1.21 to 1.33)

.857

Handgrip-strength [kg]

33.8 (31.0 to 36.6)

33.3 (31.2 to 35.4)

34.4 (32.1 to 36.6)

.814

Number of diseases [n] b

2.71 (2.38 to 3.05)

2.78 (2.36 to 3.16)

2.56 (2.16 to 2.96)

.584

Number of medications [n]

3.31 (2.80 to 3.83)

3.49 (3.02 to 3.95)

3.40 (2.91 to 3.91)

.801

LLFDI [Index]c

1.52 (1.32 to 1.71)

1.58 (1.39 to 1.76)

1.53 (1.35 to 1.70)

.193

Physical activity [Index]d

4.35 (3.84 to 4.87)

4.16 (3.65 to 4.66)

4.68 (4.10 to 5.25)

.371

Training volume [min/week]

36 (24 to 48)

35 (24 to 46)

40 (28 to 51)

.810

Energy intake [kJ/d]e

8967 (8385 to 9590)

8670 (7823 to 9521)

9516 (8512 to 10,488)

. 352

Protein intake [g/kg/d] e

1.17 (1.06 to 1.29)

1.01 (0.90 to 1.13)

1.21 (1.06 to 1.37)

.066

Total cholesterol [mg/dl]

215 (199 to 231)

205 (194 to 217)

201 (182 to 220)

.422

HDL-cholesterol [mg/dl]

53.3 (49.7 to 56.9)

52.3 (48.4 to 56.2)

54.0 (48.5 to 59.6)

.874

LDL-Cholesterol [mg/dl]

146 (132 to 159)

137 (127 to 147)

133 (119 to 147)

.320

  1. aBIA (InBody 770, Seoul, Korea)
  2. bclassification suggested by Schäfer [78]
  3. cLLFDI: abbreviated version of the “Late Life Function Disability Instrument” [38]; 5-scaled: (1) indicate “no problem”, (5) specify “impossible to do”
  4. d7-scaled (1) indicate “very low”, (7) specified “very high” [37]
  5. e4-day dietary diary; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval