Sarcopenic Obesity and Cognitive Functioning: The Mediating Roles of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation?

Table 2

Insulin resistance, CRP, and cognitive functioning comparisons by body composition and age group.

Measure	Sarcopenic obese	Nonsarcopenic obese	Sarcopenic nonobese	Reference group
Aged 60–69
IRHOMA, median	2.72	3.68	1.92	1.89
CRP (mg/L), median	6.40	3.40	1.90	1.40
Cognitive functioning, mean (SD)	49.59 (23.1)	53.61 (18.2)	50.37 (20.3)	54.80 (18.4)
Aged 70+
IRHOMA, median	2.86	3.19	1.89	1.70
CRP (mg/L), median	4.20	3.00	2.60	2.30
Cognitive functioning, mean (SD)	32.92 (15.8)	43.66 (17.7)	38.26 (15.2)	45.88 (15.4)