Table 3.

Factors associated with sarcopenia as determined by stepwise logistic regression analysis.

Variable	OR	95%Cl	p-value
FEMALE GROUP
Age	1.16	1.08–1.24	<0.001
BMI	0.76	0.68–0.86	<0.001
MMSE	0.89	0.81–0.99	<0.05
MALE GROUP
Age	1.17	1.07–1.29	<0.01
BMI	0.76	0.64–0.90	<0.01

Variables entered on stepwise logistic regression analysis: age, education, BMI: Body Mass Index, MMSE: Mini-mental state examination, and Charlson comorbidity index.