Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the Study Population.
Variable | Category | Total | Sarcopenia | Non-Sarcopenia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Median (IQR) | 39 (29, 49) | 36 (25.25, 49) | 39 (29, 49) |
BMI (kg/m²) | Median (IQR) | 27.7 (23.9, 32.5) | 20.6 (19, 22.4) | 28.5 (24.9, 33.1) |
Gender | Male | 3774 (50.62%) | 255 (37.83%) | 3519 (51.9%) |
Female | 3681 (49.38%) | 419 (62.17%) | 3262 (48.1%) | |
Ethnicity | Mexican American | 1047 (14.04%) | 59 (8.75%) | 988 (14.57%) |
Other Hispanic | 748 (10.03%) | 62 (9.2%) | 686 (10.12%) | |
Non-Hispanic White | 2815 (37.76%) | 262 (38.87%) | 2553 (37.65%) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 1590 (21.33%) | 45 (6.68%) | 1545 (22.78%) | |
Non-Hispanic Asian | 967 (12.97%) | 227 (33.68%) | 740 (10.91%) | |
Other Race - Including Multi-Racial | 288 (3.86%) | 19 (2.82%) | 269 (3.97%) | |
Education Level | Low | 1282 (17.2%) | 99 (14.69%) | 1183 (17.45%) |
Middle | 1622 (21.76%) | 130 (19.29%) | 1492 (22%) | |
High | 4551 (61.05%) | 445 (66.03%) | 4106 (60.55%) | |
Income-to-Poverty Ratio | < 1 | 1715 (23%) | 162 (24.04%) | 1553 (22.9%) |
≥ 1 | 5740 (77%) | 512 (75.96%) | 5228 (77.1%) | |
Hypertension | Yes | 1755 (23.47%) | 88 (12.76%) | 1667 (24.54%) |
No | 5700 (76.46%) | 588 (87.24%) | 5112 (75.39%) | |
Diabetes | Yes | 580 (7.38%) | 46 (4.6%) | 534 (7.65%) |
No | 6865 (90.76%) | 684 (94.07%) | 6181 (90.43%) | |
Smoking Status | Yes | 3016 (40.43%) | 253 (37.39%) | 2763 (40.73%) |
No | 4439 (59.52%) | 423 (62.61%) | 4016 (59.21%) | |
Alcohol Consumption | Yes | 5645 (75.68%) | 460 (68.25%) | 5185 (76.42%) |
No | 1810 (24.25%) | 214 (31.75%) | 1596 (23.51%) |
