Table 1: Comparison of demographic, anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics between participants with and without sarcopenia.
|
Variable |
Overall (n = 235) |
Non-Sarcopenia (n = 179) |
Sarcopenia (n = 56) |
P value* |
|
Age (years) |
66.28 ± 4.44 |
65.64 ± 4.29 |
68.32 ± 4.35 |
< 0.001 |
|
Gender Female |
172 (73.2%) |
126 (70.4%) |
46 (82.1%) |
|
|
Male |
63 (26.8%) |
53 (29.6%) |
10 (17.9%) |
0.083 |
|
Anthropometrics |
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|
BMI (kg/m2) |
29.90 ± 5.67 |
31.23 ± 5.60 |
25.66 ± 3.31 |
< 0.001 |
|
Waist Circumference (cm) |
93.20 ± 11.10 |
95.15 ± 10.85 |
87.00 ± 9.59 |
< 0.001 |
|
Calf Circumference (cm) |
29.65 ± 4.33 |
30.55 ± 4.28 |
26.77 ± 3.07 |
< 0.001 |
|
% Body Fat |
45.5 (37.5-49.8) |
45.6 (36.05-50.1) |
45.4 (39.7-48.55) |
0.597 |
|
Muscle Mass, Strength and Performance |
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|
SARC-F Score Low sarcopenia risk |
206 (87.7%) |
162 (90.5%) |
44 (78.6%) |
|
|
High sarcopenia risk |
29 (12.3%) |
17 (9.5%) |
12 (21.4%) |
0.018 |
|
Four Stage Balance Test High fall risk |
154 (65.5%) |
124 (69.3%) |
30 (53.6%) |
|
|
Low fall risk |
81 (34.5%) |
55 (30.7%) |
26 (46.4%) |
0.031 |
|
GSLTPAQ Score Active |
13 (5.5%) |
13 (7.3%) |
0 (0.0%) |
|
|
Moderately Active |
91 (38.7%) |
66 (36.9%) |
25 (44.6%) |
|
|
Sedentary |
131 (55.7%) |
100 (55.9%) |
31 (55.4%) |
0.094 |
*Chi-square analysis was carried out for the categorical variables (presented as number and percentage). Continuous variables with non-normal distribution are presented as median (interquartile range) and analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, while normally distributed continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation and compared using independent samples t-tests. P value was significant at p < 0.05.