Table 4.
Study characteristic with classifications of the BaSAlt cohort
| No sarcopenia ngroup = 32 nfemale = 25 | nmale = 7 |
Probable sarcopenia ngroup = 33 nfemale = 21 | nmale = 12 |
Confirmed/ severe sarcopenia ngroup = 13 nfemale = 12 | nmale = 1 |
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| Degree of care–2 | n = 10 (31.3%) | n = 6 (18.2%) | n = 2 (15.4%) |
| Degree of care–3 | n = 14 (43.7%) | n = 21 (63.6%) | n = 8 (61.5%) |
| Degree of care–4 | n = 8 (25.0%) | n = 6 (18.2%) | n = 3 (23.1%) |
| Past cardiovascular events | n = 9 (28.1%) | n = 10 (31.3%) | n = 4 (30.8%) |
| Arterial hypertension | n = 21 (65.6%) | n = 24 (75.0%) | n = 5 (38.5%) |
| Coronary heart disease | n = 4 (12.5%) | n = 10 (31.3%) | n = 3 (23.1%) |
| Cardiac insufficiency | n = 9 (28.1%) | n = 12 (37.5%) | n = 4 (30.8%) |
| Cardiac pacemaker | n = 3 (9.4%) | n = 3 (9.4%) | n = 1 (7.7%) |
| Post-stroke/cerebral hemorrhage/ TIA | n = 9 (28.1%) | n = 8 (25.0%) | n = 3 (23.1%) |
| Chronic lung disease | n = 1 (3.1%) | n = 5 (15.6%) | n = 1 (7.7%) |
| Cancer | n = 7 (21.9%) | n = 5 (15.6%) | n = 2 (15.4%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | n = 8 (25.0%) | n = 10 (31.3%) | n = 2 (15.4%) |
| Osteoarthritis of lower extremity | n = 8 (25.8%) | n = 9 (29.0%) | n = 2 (15.4%) |
| Psychological/ emotional/ nervous disease | n = 21 (65.6%) | n = 16 (50.0%) | n = 9 (69.2%) |
| BI–completely independent | n = 2 (6.3%) | n = 1 (3.0%) | n = 0 (0.0%) |
| BI–partially in need of care | n = 13 (40.6%) | n = 7 (21.2%) | n = 0 (0.0%) |
| BI–in need of care | n = 13 (40.6%) | n = 20 (60.6%) | n = 12 (92.3%) |
| BI–dependent on care | n = 4 (12.5%) | n = 5 (15.2%) | n = 1 (7.7%) |
| MMST–no dementia | n = 7 (25.0%) | n = 4 (14.8%) | n = 0 (0.0%) |
| MMST–mild cognitive impairment | n = 6 (21.4%) | n = 6 (22.2%) | n = 3 (27.3%) |
| MMST–mild dementia | n = 7 (25.0%) | n = 4 (14.8%) | n = 1 (9.1%) |
| MMST–moderate dementia | n = 7 (25.0%) | n = 11 (40.7%) | n = 6 (54.5%) |
| MMST–severe dementia | n = 1 (3.6%) | n = 2 (7.4%) | n = 1 (9.1%) |
| MNA-SF®–normal nutrition | n = 20 (64.5%) | n = 21 (63.6%) | n = 6 (50.0%) |
| MNA-SF®–risk of malnutrition | n = 11 (35.5%) | n = 12 (36.4%) | n = 4 (33.3%) |
| MNA-SF®–malnutrition | n = 0 (0.0%) | n = 0 (0.0%) | n = 2 (16.7%) |
| SARC-F–risk of sarcopenia | n = 11 (37.9%) | n = 9 (32.1%) | n = 9 (81.8%) |
| SARC-F–no risk of sarcopenia | n = 18 (62.1%) | n = 19 (67.9%) | n = 2 (18.2%) |