Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants grouped by osteosarcopenia
From: Lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet is inversely associated with the osteosarcopenia in older adults
| Â | No | Yes | p |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 8836 | N = 593 |  | |
Age | 68.0[65.0;72.0] | 70.0[66.0;75.0] | < 0.001 |
Gender |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Male | 3074(34.8%) | 426(71.8%) |  |
 Female | 5762(65.2%) | 167(28.2%) |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | 0.127 |
 Han | 8376(94.8%) | 553(93.3%) |  |
 Minority | 460(5.21%) | 40(6.75%) |  |
Education level | Â | Â | 0.204 |
 Illiterate | 205(2.32%) | 17(2.87%) |  |
 Primary school | 1084(12.3%) | 82(13.8%) |  |
 Middle school | 4477(50.7%) | 275(46.4%) |  |
 High school and above | 3070(34.7%) | 219(36.9%) |  |
Income level | Â | Â | 0.003 |
 0-1000 yuan | 483(5.47%) | 36(6.07%) |  |
 1000–3000 yuan | 4125(46.7%) | 234(39.5%) |  |
 3000 + yuan | 4228(47.8%) | 323(54.5%) |  |
Exercising level | Â | Â | 0.268 |
 Rarely | 1460(16.5%) | 83(14.0%) |  |
 Sometimes | 532(6.02%) | 38(6.41%) |  |
 Often | 6844(77.5%) | 472(79.6%) |  |
Smoke |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 1770(20.0%) | 248(41.8%) |  |
 No | 7066(80.0%) | 345(58.2%) |  |
Drink |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 1581(17.9%) | 207(34.9%) |  |
 No | 7255(82.1%) | 386(65.1%) |  |
BMI group |  |  | < 0.001 |
 < 18.5 kg/m2 | 83(0.94%) | 66(11.1%) |  |
 < 24 kg/m2 | 3081(34.9%) | 368(62.1%) |  |
 < 28 kg/m2 | 4009(45.4%) | 147(24.8%) |  |
 ≥ 28 kg/m2 | 1663(18.8%) | 12(2.02%) |  |