Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants in terms of possible sarcopenia status.

From: Association between possible sarcopenia, all-cause mortality, and adverse health outcomes in community-dwelling older adults in China

 

Overall

(n = 5,160)

No possible sarcopenia

(n = 2,642)

Possible sarcopenia

(n = 2,518)

Male, n (%)

2,607(50.5)

1,499 (56.7)

1,108 (44.0)

Age (years)

66 (62, 72)

65 (62, 69)

69 (64, 75)

aBMI (kg/m2)

22.38 (20.11, 25.07)

22.63 (20.38, 25.19)

22.14 (19.87, 24.88)

aWaist (cm)

84.20 (77.30, 92.00)

84.10 (77.50, 91.50)

84.20 (77.00, 92.10)

Rural, n (%)

3,475 (67.3)

1,710 (64.7)

1,765 (70.1)

aSmoking, n (%)

2,231 (43.3)

1,236 (46.8)

995 (39.5)

aAlcohol consumption, n (%)

1,226 (23.8)

733 (27.8)

493 (19.6)

aHeart disease, n (%)

734 (14.3)

329 (12.5)

405 (16.2)

aCancer, n (%)

40 (0.8)

20 (0.8)

20 (0.8)

aStroke, n (%)

150 (2.9)

43 (1.6)

107 (4.3)

aChronic lung diseases, n (%)

765 (14.9)

340 (12.9)

425 (17.0)

aDiabetes, n (%)

729 (14.1)

367 (13.9)

362 (14.4)

aHypertension, n (%)

2,648 (51.3)

1,247 (47.2)

1,401 (55.6)

SBP (mmHg)

133 (119, 148)

131 (119, 146)

135 (119, 151)

DBP (mmHg)

74 (67, 82)

75 (67, 82)

74 (66, 83)

bFPG (md/dL)

102.96 (95.40, 114.48)

103.14 (95.76, 114.66)

102.78 (94.86, 114.03)

HBAlc (%)

5.20 (4.90, 5.50)

5.20 (4.90, 5.50)

5.20 (4.90, 5.50)

aHospitalized in the past year, n (%)

603(11.7)

251(9.5)

352(14.0)

aKatz Index < 6, n (%)

362(9.1)

66(3.7)

296(13.6)

Handgrip strength (kg)

   

Male

35.00 (30.00, 40.20)

38.0 (33.50, 43.00)

29.0 (24.00, 36.00)

Female

24.00 (19.00, 28.00)

26.0 (22.50, 30.00)

20.5 (16.00, 26.00)

c5-time chair stand test (s)

10.88 (8.94, 13.67)

9.31 (7.93, 10.50)

14.03 (12.50, 16.62)

  1. Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or numbers (percentages). BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c.
  2. aThere were 2, 2, 7, 8, 13, 20, 26, 31, 77, 103, and 1,201 participants with missing data on smoking, alcohol consumption, hospitalized in the past year, diabetes, stroke, chronic lung diseases, cancer, heart disease, BMI, waist circumference, and Katz Index respectively.
  3. bBlood glucose data were available for 3,879 participants. Among them, 368 did not fast overnight, and their results of glucose levels were considered as random plasma glucose levels.
  4. cThere were 86 people who tried but failed to complete the 5-time chair stand test, and their test time was considered as ≥12 s.
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