Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation Interferes with Anabolic and Catabolic Characteristics of the Aged Human Skeletal Muscle
Table 1
Participants’ baseline characteristics.
Parameter
Control ()
ESI ()
-test ( value)
Age (yrs)
0.917
Body composition
Height (m)
0.480
Weight (kg)
0.029
BMI (kg/m2)
0.170
Fat mass (kg)
0.102
Fat (%)
0.331
Fat-free mass (kg)
0.134
Lean body mass (kg)
0.140
ALM (kg)
0.077
SMI (kg/m2)
0.160
Functional performance
Grip strength (kg)
0.947
SPPB (score)
0.050
Inflammatory status
hs-CRP (mg/L)
0.009
Physical activity
Sedentary (min/day)
0.836
Light (min/day)
0.886
Moderate (min/day)
0.242
Vigorous (min/day)
0.092
MVPA (min/day)
0.150
Steps/day
0.079
Data are presented as. ALM: appendicular lean mass; SMI: skeletal muscle mass index; SPPB: short physical performance battery; hs-CRP: high sensitive CRP; MVPA: moderate-to-vigorous PA. Difference between groups, ; difference between groups, .
