Table 3 Patients characteristics and results from sarcopenia assessment
From: Late-onset neuromuscular disorders in the differential diagnosis of sarcopenia
Sarcopenia n = 1 | ALS n = 1 | IBM n = 1 | DM2 n = 1 | Thresholds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age [years] | 85 | 68 | 80 | 80 | |
Female | No | No | Yes | No | |
BMI [kg/m2] | 22.5 | 16.6 | 19.5 | 30.9 | < 23 = underweight 23–30 = normal > 30 = overweight |
Diagnostic delaya [years] | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
IADL-Score | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 = highly independent 0 = highly dependant |
MNA®SF-Score | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | > 11: normal 11–8: risk of malnutrition ≤ 7: malnutrition |
SARC-F Score | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | ≥ 4 possible sarcopenia |
Maximum HGS [kg] | 19.4 | 21.2 | 7.8 | 20.4 | Female: 16; Male: 27 |
HGSo [kg] | 19.2 | 15.4 | 4.7 | 20.0 | |
HGSo / maximum HGS [%] | 99 | 73 | 60 | 98 | |
SMI [kg/m2] | 6.6 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 6.9 | Female: 5.5; Male: 7.0 |
Gaitspeed [m/s] | b | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
CK [U/L] | 96 | 410 | 390 | 160 | Reference < = 169 |