Table 5.
Univariate and Multivariate Analysis of Various Factors to Predict the Risk for Sarcopenia (MVL).
| Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | 95% CI | P value | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P value | |
| Age | −0.02 | −0.06 to 0.02 | 0.4 | 0.95 | 0.88–1.01 | 0.1 |
| Sex | 0.24 | −0.75 to –1.19 | 0.7 | 3.95 | 0.55–33.51 | 0.2 |
| BMI | −0.14 | −0.23 to 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.96 | 0.82–1.13 | 0.6 |
| Bilirubin | −0.10 | −0.20 to 0.02 | 0.05 | 1.01 | 0.87–1.17 | 0.9 |
| Albumin | −0.37 | −1.02 to 0.26 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Creatinine | 1.22 | 0.49–2.08 | 0.01 | 3.72 | 1.64–37.38 | 0.06 |
| INR | 0.86 | 0.21–1.68 | 0.06 | – | – | – |
| SARC-F | 0.47 | 0.28–0.68 | 0.01 | 1.63 | 1.20–2.36 | 0.004 |
| Platelet count | 0.54 | 0.10–1.02 | 0.05 | 1.07 | 0.52–2.21 | 0.9 |
| MELD | 0.05 | −0.01 to 0.1 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| MAMC | −0.43 | −0.63 to 0.25 | <0.001 | 0.65 | 0.42–0.95 | 0.03 |
BMI = body mass index; INR = international normalized ratio; MELD = Model for End-stage liver disease; MAMC = mid-arm muscle circumference; CI = confidence interval.
Bold numbers indicates statistically significant values.