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. 2024 Feb 29;24:212. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-04764-1

Table 2.

Prevalence of sarcopenia in older adults not meeting physical activity guidelines and older adults with recent hip fractures

Women Men
Probable sarcopenia Sarcopenia Probable sarcopenia Sarcopenia
N fr. % fr. % N fr. % fr. %
Not meeting PA guidelines, all 188 31 16.5 3 1.6 125 10 8.0 5 4.0
70–74 years old 117 12 10.3 2 1.7 74 5 6.8 3 4.1
75–79 years old 51 13 25.5 1 2.0 39 4 10.3 0 0.0
> 80 years old 20 6 30.0 0 0.0 12 1 8.3 2 16.7
Hip fracture, all 59 24 40.7 0 0.0 18 7 38.9 2 11.1
63–79 years old 26 6 23.1 0 0.0 8 3 37.5 1 12.5
> 80 years old 33 18 54.5 0 0.0 10 4 40.0 1 10.0

Fr, frequency; PA, physical activity