Table 1 Baseline characteristics profile of participants
Male(n = 415) | Female(n = 419) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarcopenia N = 47 | Non-sarcopenia N = 368 | P | Sarcopenia N = 41 | Non-sarcopenia N = 378 | P | |
Age, yrs., Mean(SD) | 73.64(7.25) | 68.28(6.24) | <0.001** | 72.85(6.98) | 67.76(6.03) | <0.001** |
Weight, Kg, Mean(SD) | 59.01(10.75) | 64.92(9.00) | <0.001** | 51.61(9.49) | 56.82(8.34) | <0.001** |
Height,cm, Mean(SD) | 160.19(5.31) | 164.50(6.04) | <0.001** | 151.22(6.09) | 152.99(5.96) | 0.071 |
BMI,kg/m2, Mean(SD) | 22.99(3.87) | 23.96(2.76) | 0.031* | 22.52(3.71) | 24.26(3.15) | 0.001** |
Appendicular muscle mass, kg, Mean(SD) | 15.41(2.07) | 17.29(2.55) | <0.001** | 11.64(1.17) | 13.33(1.98) | <0.001** |
ASMI, kg/m2, Mean(SD) | 5.99(0.63) | 6.38(0.80) | <0.001** | 5.09(0.46) | 5.69(0.72) | <0.001** |
Grip strength, kg, Mean(SD) | 25.99(5.21) | 36.09(6.29) | <0.001** | 17.53(3.19) | 22.99(4.46) | <0.001** |
Usual gait speed, m/s, Mean(SD) | 0.86(0.26) | 1.09(0.17) | <0.001** | 0.85(0.18) | 1.03(0.15) | <0.001** |
Education years, n(%) | ||||||
0 | 5(10.6) | 5(1.4) | <0.001** | 6(14.6) | 9(2.4) | <0.001** |
1–6 | 28(59.6) | 156(42.4) | 25(61.0) | 145(38.4) | ||
7–9 | 6(12.8) | 49(13.3) | 5(12.2) | 57(15.1) | ||
10–12 | 7(14.9) | 153(41.6) | 5(12.2) | 159(42.1) | ||
>12 | 1(2.1) | 5(1.4) | 0 | 8(2.1) | ||
Diseases, n(%) | ||||||
Cardiac diseases | 5(10.6) | 14(3.8) | 0.035* | 1(2.4) | 17(4.5) | 0.537 |
Kidney disease | 1(2.1) | 4(1.1) | 0.538 | 0(0.0) | 7(1.9) | 0.380 |
Hypertension | 26(55.3) | 144(39.1) | 0.034* | 21(51.2) | 156(41.3) | 0.221 |
Stroke history | 2(4.3) | 2(0.5) | 0.014* | 0(0.0) | 4(1.1) | 0.508 |
Cancer | 0(0.0) | 2(0.5) | 0.612 | 0(0.0) | 2(0.1) | 0.541 |
Diabetes | 11(23.4) | 59(16.0) | 0.204 | 12(29.3) | 65(17.2) | 0.058 |
COPD | 1(2.1) | 3(0.8) | 0.386 | 0(0.0) | 7(1.9) | 0.380 |
MMSE scores | 26.6(1.9) | 27.1(2.4) | 0.079 | 25.4(4.0) | 26.3(3.2) | 0.088 |
GDS-15 scores | 1.6(1.3) | 1.5(1.7) | 0.780 | 1.8(1.9) | 1.5(1.9) | 0.414 |