Table 2 Comparison of general data in patients with CAD in the low HGS group and the normal HGS group.

From: Predicting the occurrence of probable sarcopenia in middle-aged and elderly patients with coronary artery disease: development and validation of a clinical model

Variables

Low HGS group(n = 45)

Normal HGS group(n = 36)

Z/t / χ2

P value

Male

25(55.6%)

27(75.0%)

3.290c

0.070

Age, years

72.67 ± 9.04

65.22 ± 8.70

−3.745b

 < 0.001

Height, m

1.57(1.54, 1.65)

1.68(1.58, 1.75)

−3.741a

 < 0.001

Weight, kg

60.49 ± 11.62

69.01 ± 10.69

3.396b

0.001

BMI, kg·m−2

24.04 ± 3.71

24.97 ± 3.09

1.208b

0.231

Greasy Diet

18(40.0%)

14(38.9%)

0.010c

0.919

Smoking history

17(37.8%)

21(58.3%)

3.393c

0.065

Alcohol consumption history

17(37.8%)

16(44.4%)

0.368c

0.544

Permanent exercise

37(82.2%)

26(72.2%)

1.157c

0.282

  1. BMI, body mass index.
  2. Statistical annotations: a: Mann–Whitney U test; b: Independent samples t-test; c: Chi-square test.
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