Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants in 2011.

From: Probable respiratory sarcopenia and 9-year mortality in community-dwelling older adults: the first longitudinal evidence from the CHARLS

Variables

Total (n = 5,006)

Non-probable RS (n = 3,556)

Probable RS (n = 1,450)

Statistic

P

Age (year, %)

   

χ²=231.72

< 0.001

60–69

3,343 (66.78)

2,590 (72.83)

753 (51.93)

  

70–79

1,401 (27.99)

850 (23.90)

551 (38.00)

  

≥80

262 (5.23)

116 (3.26)

146 (10.07)

  

Sex (%)

   

χ²=24.71

< 0.001

Men

2,578 (51.50)

1,911 (53.74)

667 (46.00)

  

Women

2,428 (48.50)

1,645 (46.26)

783 (54.00)

  

Marital status (%)

   

χ²=71.35

< 0.001

Married/married but separated

3,994 (79.78)

2,946 (82.85)

1,048 (72.28)

  

Unmarried/divorced/widowed

1,012 (20.22)

610 (17.15)

402 (27.72)

  

Education level (%)

   

χ²=153.80

< 0.001

No formal education

1,795 (35.86)

1,105 (31.07)

690 (47.59)

  

Primary school

2,335 (46.64)

1,718 (48.31)

617 (42.55)

  

Middle school

589 (11.77)

495 (13.92)

94 (6.48)

  

High school or above

287 (5.73)

238 (6.69)

49 (3.38)

  

Residential area (%)

   

χ²=91.34

< 0.001

Rural

1,803 (36.02)

1,428 (40.16)

375 (25.86)

  

Urban

3,203 (63.98)

2,128 (59.84)

1,075 (74.14)

  

Smoking status (%)

   

χ²=0.71

0.400

No

2,822 (56.37)

2,018 (56.75)

804 (55.45)

  

Yes

2,184 (43.63)

1,538 (43.25)

646 (44.55)

  

Alcohol consumption (%)

   

χ²=5.43

0.020

No

2,862 (57.17)

1,996 (56.13)

866 (59.72)

  

Yes

2,144 (42.83)

1,560 (43.87)

584 (40.28)

  

Cardiovascular diseases (%)

   

χ²=163.31

< 0.001

No

2,812 (56.17)

1,794 (50.45)

1,018 (70.21)

  

Yes

2,194 (43.83)

1,762 (49.55)

432 (29.79)

  

Diabetes (%)

   

χ²=55.68

< 0.001

No

4,629 (92.47)

3,225 (90.69)

1,404 (96.83)

  

Yes

377 (7.53)

331 (9.31)

46 (3.17)

  

Cancer (%)

   

χ²=0.13

0.718

No

4,968 (99.24)

3,528 (99.21)

1,440 (99.31)

  

Yes

38 (0.76)

28 (0.79)

10 (0.69)

  

Chronic lung diseases (%)

   

χ²=36.02

< 0.001

No

4,210 (84.10)

3,061 (86.08)

1,149 (79.24)

  

Yes

796 (15.90)

495 (13.92)

301 (20.76)

  

Kidney diseases (%)

   

χ²=2.53

0.112

No

4,720 (94.29)

3,341 (93.95)

1,379 (95.10)

  

Yes

286 (5.71)

215 (6.05)

71 (4.90)

  

Liver diseases (%)

   

χ²=0.58

0.448

No

4,839 (96.66)

3,433 (96.54)

1,406 (96.97)

  

Yes

167 (3.34)

123 (3.46)

44 (3.03)

  

Other chronic diseases (%)

   

χ²=0.11

0.743

No

2,585 (51.64)

1,831 (51.49)

754 (52.00)

  

Yes

2,421 (48.36)

1,725 (48.51)

696 (48.00)

  

Self-reported health (%)

   

χ²=35.92

< 0.001

Very good

225 (4.49)

174 (4.89)

51 (3.52)

  

Good

700 (13.98)

514 (14.45)

186 (12.83)

  

Fair

2,544 (50.82)

1,862 (52.36)

682 (47.03)

  

Poor

1,308 (26.13)

861 (24.21)

447 (30.83)

  

Very poor

229 (4.57)

145 (4.08)

84 (5.79)

  

Low ASM (%)

   

χ²=3777.95

< 0.001

No

3,250 (64.92)

3,250 (91.39)

0 (0.00)

  

Yes

1,756 (35.08)

306 (8.61)

1,450 (100.00)

  

PEFR (% predicted) (%)

   

χ²=578.21

< 0.001

≥80%

1,105 (22.07)

1,105 (31.07)

0 (0.00)

  

<80%

3,901 (77.93)

2,451 (68.93)

1,450 (100.00)

  

Low handgrip strength (%)

   

χ²=133.87

< 0.001

No

4,138 (82.66)

3,080 (86.61)

1,058 (72.97)

  

Yes

868 (17.34)

476 (13.39)

392 (27.03)

  

SPPB (%)

   

χ²=53.17

< 0.001

>9

1,890 (37.75)

1,456 (40.94)

434 (29.93)

  

≤9

3,116 (62.25)

2,100 (59.06)

1,016 (70.07)

  

Sarcopenia (%)

   

χ²=2572.19

< 0.001

No

3,732 (74.55)

3,360 (94.49)

372 (25.66)

  

Yes

1,274 (25.45)

196 (5.51)

1,078 (74.34)

  

9-years deaths (%)

   

χ²=96.08

< 0.001

No

3,830 (76.51)

2,854 (80.26)

976 (67.31)

  

Yes

1,176 (23.49)

702 (19.74)

474 (32.69)

  
  1. RS, Respiratory Sarcopenia; PEFR, peak expiratory flow rate; ASM, appendicular skeletal muscles; SPPB, Short Physical Performance Battery.