Table 2 Comparisons of covariates in non-sarcopenia and sarcopenia participants according to the 2019 AWGS diagnostic criteria of sarcopenia.
Non-Sarcopenia (N = 362) | Sarcopenia (N = 138) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Physical activity | < 0.001 | ||
Low | 58 (54.7%) | 48 (45.3%) | |
Moderate to high | 304 (77.2%) | 90 (22.8%) | |
Gender | |||
Women | 178 (67.2%) | 87 (32.8%) | 0.007 |
Men | 184 (78.3%) | 51 (21.7%) | |
Institutionalization | 0.002 | ||
No | 348 (67.8%) | 122 (32.2%) | |
Yes | 14 (46.7%) | 16 (53.3%) | |
Alcohol drinking | 0.014 | ||
No | 293 (70.1%) | 125 (29.9%) | |
Yes | 69 (84.1%) | 13 (15.9%) | |
Smoking | 0.761 | ||
No | 342 (67.1%) | 132 (32.9%) | |
Yes | 20 (76.9%) | 6 (23.1%) | |
Education level | 0.011 | ||
≤ Elementary school | 79 (62.2%) | 48 (37.8%) | |
Junior/senior high school | 124 (77.0%) | 37 (23.0%) | |
≥ University | 159 (75.0%) | 53 (25.0%) | |
Medical history—hypertension | 0.472 | ||
No | 227 (71.2%) | 92 (28.8%) | |
Yes | 135 (74.6%) | 46 (25.4%) | |
Medical history—diabetes mellitus | 0.271 | ||
No | 307 (71.4%) | 123 (28.6%) | |
Yes | 55 (78.6%) | 15 (21.4%) | |
Medical history—hyperlipidemia | 0.161 | ||
No | 282 (70.9%) | 116 (29.1%) | |
Yes | 80 (78.4%) | 22 (21.6%) | |
Medical history—cardiovascular disease | 0.045 | ||
No | 335 (73.8%) | 119 (26.2%) | |
Yes | 27 (58.7%) | 19 (41.3%) | |
Medical history—heart disease | 1.000 | ||
No | 324 (72.5%) | 123 (27.5%) | |
Yes | 38 (71.7%) | 15 (28.3%) | |
Age | 72.7 (6.14) | 76.9 (7.06) | < 0.001 |
Body mass index (BMI) | 24.4 (3.24) | 22.1 (2.54) | < 0.001 |
Albumin | 4.41 (0.241) | 4.34 (0.232) | 0.003 |
Uric acid | 5.58 (1.36) | 5.33 (1.43) | 0.074 |
Total cholesterol | 180 (30.9) | 182 (34.0) | 0.413 |
Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) | 104 (21.0) | 102 (20.7) | 0.392 |
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) | 103 (27.3) | 103 (29.9) | 0.894 |
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) | 54.8 (13.4) | 58.2 (15.2) | 0.014 |
Triglyceride | 110 (51.1) | 105 (48.3) | 0.257 |
Hemoglobin | 13.6 (1.38) | 13.1 (1.07) | < 0.001 |
