Table 7. Odds ratios of osteopenia, osteoporosis, and a low BMD by sarcopenia in each body weight group (subgroup analysis).
Osteopenia | Osteoporosis | Low BMD | |||||||
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OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
High-weight group | |||||||||
Non-sarcopenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Sarcopenia | 2.248 | 1.084–4.665 | 0.030 | 4.621 | 1.167–18.291 | 0.029 | 2.376 | 1.158–4.877 | 0.018 |
Low-weight group | |||||||||
Non-sarcopenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Sarcopenia | 2.301 | 1.239–4.275 | 0.008 | 3.580 | 1.410–9.089 | 0.007 | 2.439 | 1.324–4.496 | 0.004 |
Adjusted for age, gender, height, smoking frequency, vitamin D, ALP and PTH levels, FEV1 (%), and physical inactivity level. BMD, bone mineral density; AWGS, Asia Working Group for Sarcopenia; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; PTH, parathyroid hormone.