Table 3 -. Frailty and sarcopenia in older adults with and without T2DM*, by gender, age group, nutritional assessment, and comorbidities (n = 140). Sinop, MT, Brazil, 2020.
| Variables | Frailty n(%) | Sarcopenia n(%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not frail | Pre-frail | Frail | p | Without sarcopenia | With sarcopenia | p | ||
| Sex | Male | 8 (5.7) | 19 (13.5) | 35 (25.0) | 0.28 | 43 (30.7) | 19 (13,5) | 0.57 |
| Female | 18 (12.8) | 19 (13.0) | 41 (29.2) | 54 (38.5) | 24 (17.1) | |||
| TOTAL n(%) | 26 (18,5) | 38 (27.1) | 76 (54.2) | 97 (69.2) | 43 (30.8) | |||
| Age group | Up to 75 | 21 (15.0) | 19 (13.5) | 17 (12.1) | 0.00 | 68 (48.5) | 21 (15.0) | 0.01 |
| 75 and over | 5 (3.5) | 19 (13.5) | 59 (42.1) | 29 (20.7) | 22 (15.7) | |||
| TOTAL n(%) | 26 (18.5) | 38 (27.1) | 76 (5402.0) | 97 (69.3) | 43 (30.7) | |||
| MNA † | Normal | 21 (15.0) | 27 (19.2) | 51 (3604.0) | 0.69 (*) |
78 (55.7) | 21 (15.0) | 0.00 (*) |
| Nutritional risk | 5 (3.5) | 10 (7.1) | 22 (1507.0) | 19 (13.5) | 18 (12.8) | |||
| Malnourished | 0(0.0) | 1(0.7) | 3(2.1) | 0(0.0) | 4(2.8) | |||
| TOTAL n(%) | 26(18.5) | 38(27.1) | 76(54.2) | 97(69.3) | 43(30.7) | |||
| Multimorbidities | Up to 5 | 24(17.1) | 30(21.4) | 44(31.4) | 0.00 | 65(46.4) | 32(22.8) | 0.32 |
| More than 5 | 2(1.4) | 8(5.7) | 32(21.4) | 33(23.5) | 10(7.1) | |||
| TOTAL n(%) | 26(18.5) | 38(27.2) | 76(52.8) | 98(70.0) | 42(30.0) | |||
*T2DM = Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; †MNA = Mini Nutritional Assessment; *Chi-Square Test