Table 4.
Association between physical activity and sarcopenia stratified by sex.
| Sarcopenia components | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude-OR (95% CI) | p-value | Adj-ORa (95% CI) | p-value | Crude-OR (95% CI) | p-value | Adj-ORa (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Sarcopenia | 0.60 (0.43 ~ 0.84) | 0.003b | 0.62 (0.42 ~ 0.91) | 0.013b | 0.83 (0.58 ~ 1.20) | 0.334 | 0.86 (0.59 ~ 1.25) | 0.421 |
| Crude-β (95% CI) | p-value | Adj-βa(95% CI) | p-value | Crude-β (95% CI) | p-value | Adj-βa (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMMI (Kg/m2) | 0.13 (0.04 ~ 0.22) | 0.007b | 0.13 (0.07 ~ 0.20) | < 0.001b | − 0.01 (− 0.09 ~ 0.07) | 0.840 | 0.09 (0.02 ~ 0.15) | 0.006b |
| Grip strength (Kg) | 0.97 (− 0.09 ~ 2.04) | 0.075 | 0.44 (− 0.55 ~ 1.44) | 0.385 | 0.79 (0.16 ~ 1.42) | 0.014b | 0.79 (0.16 ~ 1.41) | 0.014b |
| Gait speed (Meters/sec) | 0.10 (0.06 ~ 0.14) | < 0.001b | 0.08 (0.04 ~ 0.12) | < 0.001b | 0.06 (0.02 ~ 0.09) | 0.001b | 0.05 (0.02 ~ 0.08) | 0.002b |
| Five-time chair stand time (s) | − 1.41 (− 2.18 ~ − 0.63) | < 0.001b | − 1.04 (− 1.83 ~ − 0.26) | 0.010b | − 1.17 (− 1.71 ~ − 0.63) | < 0.001b | − 1.03 (− 1.57 ~ − 0.48) | < 0.001b |
Physical activity was expressed as MET-minutes/week. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were expressed per 500 MET-minutes/week. Beta coefficients and 95% CIs were also expressed per 500 MET-minutes/week.
a All result of Adj-beta were adjusted by age, BMI.
b p < 0.05.