Table 3. Adjusted associations of metabolic syndrome with individual sarcopenia components in all subjects and according to age groups in men and women^{* †}.

	Men		Women
	beta (95% CI)	p	beta (95% CI)	p
Skeletal muscle mass index
All	−0.14 (−0.20, −0.09)	<0.001	−0.05 (−0.10, 0.007)	0.09
Old-old	−0.13 (−0.24, −0.03)	0.009	−0.10 (−0.19, −0.005)	0.04
Young-old	−0.15 (−0.22, −0.08)	<0.001	−0.02 (−0.09, 0.05)	0.57
Grip strength
All	−0.98 (−1.68, −0.28)	0.006	−0.61 (−1.11, −0.10)	0.02
Old-old	−0.65 (−1.76, 0.45)	0.25	−0.84 (−1.64, −0.05)	0.04
Young-old	−1.26 (−2.17, −0.34)	0.007	−0.38 (−1.04, 0.27)	0.25
Usual gait speed
All	−0.02 (−0.06, 0.01)	0.22	−0.01 (−0.05, 0.02)	0.55
Old-old	−0.006 (−0.06, 0.05)	0.83	−0.03 (−0.08, 0.03)	0.36
Young-old	−0.03 (−0.07, 0.009)	0.13	0.004 (−0.04, 0.05)	0.86

Abbreviations; CI, confidence interval.

*All the models were adjusted for age, height, weight, physical activity and food intake.

^†The young-old group refers to those aged 65 to 74 and the old-old group to those aged 75 or older.