Intramuscular Adipose Tissue, Sarcopenia, and Mobility Function in Older Individuals

Table 1

Characteristics of the 109 participants (females 𝑛=77, males 𝑛=32). body mass index (BMI), cross-sectional area (CSA), six minute walk (6 MW), stair ascent (stair A), stair descent (stair D), timed up and go (TUG).

Variable	Mean (SD)
Age (years)	74.1 (6.8)
BMI (kg*m^2)	28.6 (5.6)
Thigh muscle CSA (cm^2)	97.0 (23.3)
Thigh IMAT CSA (cm^2)	15.6 (6.7)
Knee extension strength (N)	228.2 (73.2)
6 MW (meters)	409.9 (120.3)
Stair A (seconds)	7.6 (3.7)
Stair D (seconds)	7.2 (4.1)
TUG (seconds)	8.9 (3.4)