Table 2: Factors or Variables Compared.

No.

Author, year, country

N

Sarcopenia

Age (yrs)

F/M

BMI

(kg/m2)

HPN

Diabetes

SMI

(kg/m2)

ADL

Score

Smoker

Alcohol

1

Cerri, et al. Italy [15]

103

With = 22

87.4 ± 4.8

12/10

21.1 ± 4.2

 

2

7.7 ± 0.8*

 

 

 

W/o = 58

83.1 ± 7.9

36/22

23.9 ± 5.1

 

15

10.3 ± 1.2*

 

 

 

Uncertain = 23

84.2 ± 5.9

13/10

21.5 ± 4.5

 

4

7.8 ± 0.7*

 

 

 

2

Gariballa & Alessa,

UK [14]

432

With = 44

79.0 ± 7.0

29/15

 

 

 

 

 

11

5

W/o = 388

77.0 ± 6.0

176/212

 

 

 

 

 

70

51

3

Martone,        et al.

 Italy [4]

394

With = 58

82.0 ± 7.2

29/29

25.0 ± 3.8

38

12

8.4 ± 1.5

2.1 ± 2.3

 

 

W/o = 336

79.2 ± 6.2

182/154

27.6 ± 4.9

256

114

9.0 ± 1.8

1.2 ± 1.7

 

 

4

Rossi, et al. Italy [16]

119

With = 31

82.9 ± 6.5

18/13

22.5 ± 3.5

 

 

6.8 ± 1.0

5.7 ± 0.6

 

 

W/o = 88

79.5 ± 6.9

28/60

27.6 ± 4.7

 

 

9.0 ± 1.3

5.8 ± 0.7

 

 

5

Vetrano,        et al. Italy [17]

770

With = 214

82.8 ± 6.9

101/113

 

154

55

 

2.6 ± 2.4

103

52

W/o = 556

80.0 ± 7.1

327/229

 

429

179

 

2.1 ± 2.4

219

172

6

Yang, et al. China [18]

288

With = 49

83.7 ± 5.9

11/38

19.0 ± 2.5

23

9

6.7 ± 1.0

 

7

4

W/o = 239

80.5 ± 6.6

52/187

23.3 ± 3.3

151

77

7.8 ± 1.0

 

21

29

SMI-Skeletal Mass Index; *among males; ADL-Activities of Daily Living