Table 5 Association between the quartiles of serum phosphate and the presence of dynapenia and sarcopenia.

From: Exploring the Link between Serum Phosphate Levels and Low Muscle Strength, Dynapenia, and Sarcopenia

Variables

Models

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Age group

Quartiles

OR (95% CI)

P Value

OR (95% CI)

P Value

OR (95% CI)

P Value

Dynapenia

20–65 years old

Q2 v.s. Q1

1.37(0.99–1.89)

0.06

1.42(1.02–1.99)

0.04

1.37(0.98–1.93)

0.07

Q3 v.s. Q1

1.69(1.24–2.31)

<0.001

1.74(1.26–2.40)

<0.001

1.67(1.20–2.32)

0.003

Q4 v.s. Q1

1.60(1.15–2.24)

0.006

1.82(1.28–2.60)

<0.001

1.80(1.25–2.58)

<0.001

>65 years old

Q2 v.s. Q1

1.62(1.16–2.27)

0.005

1.64(1.16–2.33)

0.006

1.57(1.10–2.23)

0.013

Q3 v.s. Q1

1.86(1.31–2.62)

<0.001

1.76(1.23–2.51)

0.002

1.71(1.19–2.46)

0.004

Q4 v.s. Q1

2.25(1.55–3.27)

<0.001

2.24(1.52–3.31)

<0.001

2.13(1.43–3.16)

<0.001

Sarcopenia

20–65 years old

Q2 v.s. Q1

1.13(0.96–1.33)

0.151

1.10(0.88–1.38)

0.400

1.11(0.88–1.33)

0.376

Q3 v.s. Q1

1.37(1.17–1.61)

<0.001

1.13(0.90–1.41)

0.285

1.13(0.90–1.41)

0.297

Q4 v.s. Q1

1.40(1.19–1.65)

<0.001

1.27(1.01–1.61)

0.043

1.28(1.01–1.62)

0.038

>65 years old

Q2 v.s. Q1

1.53(1.16–2.02)

0.003

1.11(0.75–1.65)

0.595

1.14(0.77–1.70)

0.513

Q3 v.s. Q1

1.99(1.50–2.64)

<0.001

1.20(0.81–1.78)

0.371

1.24(0.83–1.85)

0.297

Q4 v.s. Q1

2.63(1.95–3.55)

<0.001

1.45(0.95–2.20)

0.085

1.47(0.96–2.25)

0.074

  1. Model 1 = Unadjusted.
  2. Model 2 = Model 1 + age, sex, race/ethnicity + BMI, serum fasting glucose, serum cholesterol, AST, serum HDL, serum calcium, serum creatinine.
  3. Model 3 = Model 2 + history of congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, angina/angina pectoris, heart attack, stroke, smoking.