Table 4 Logistic regression analysis for risk factors of sarcopenia patients.

From: The association of lipid metabolism and sarcopenia among older patients: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Univariate

Multi-variate

OR (95% CI)

p

OR (95% CI)

p

Age (year)

65

Reference

 

Reference

 

 >65

2.81 (1.47–5.4)

0.002**

2.46 (1.20–5.06)

0.014*

Sex

 Female

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Male

2.65 (1.65–4.28)

 < 0.001***

2.08 (1.11–3.91)

0.023*

BMI (kg/m2)

28

Reference

 

Reference

 

 > 28

0.20 (0.07–0.55)

0.002**

0.18 (0.06–0.53)

0.002**

Fat percentage (%)

35

Reference

 

Reference

 

 > 35

0.53 (0.33–0.85)

0.008**

0.99 (0.53–1.83)

0.968

TC (mmol/L)

0.46

Reference

 

Reference

 

 > 0.46

0.46 (0.27–0.76)

0.003**

0.46 (0.22–0.97)

0.042*

TG (mmol/L)

0.41

Reference

 

Reference

 

 > 0.41

0.41 (0.25–0.65)

 < 0.001***

0.52 (0.30–0.90)

0.019*

HDL (mmol/L)

0.72

Reference

   

 > 0.72

0.72 (0.39–1.33)

0.295

  

LDL (mmol/L)

0.51

Reference

 

Reference

 

 > 0.51

0.51 (0.32–0.81)

0.004**

1.23 (0.60–2.52)

0.568

HCY (umol/L)

2.94

Reference

 

Reference

 

 > 2.94

2.94 (1.84–4.70)

 < 0.001***

2.44 (1.45–4.12)

 < 0.001***

VitD (ng/mL)

1.16

Reference

   

 > 1.16

1.16 (0.73–1.84)

0.527

  

IGF-1 (ug/L)

2.07

Reference

   

 > 2.07

2.07 (0.76–5.67)

0.156

  

Atherosclerosis

 No

Reference

   

 Yes

0.74 (0.47–1.16)

0.186

  

Hypertension

 No

Reference

   

 Yes

0.89 (0.56–1.40)

0.606

  
  1. * represents p < 0.05; ** represents p < 0.01; *** represents p < 0.001