Table 4.
Univariate and multivariate binary regression analyses for the presence of sarcopenia based on the sex-nonspecific PMTH definition
| Rating | Univariate |
Multivariate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
| Age | Years | 1.014 (0.999–1.030) | 0.072 | ||
| Sex | 0=male; 1=female | 3.245 (2.219–4.744) | <0.001 | 4.794 (3.046–7.545) | <0.001 |
| BMI | kg/m2 | 0.811 (0.770–0.854) | <0.001 | 0.777 (0.734–0.822) | <0.001 |
| Underlying liver disease | 0=other; 1=alcohol | 1.006 (0.738–1.369) | 0.972 | ||
| Diabetes | 0=no; 1=yes | 1.051 (0.745–1.484) | 0.776 | ||
| Platelet count | ×109/L | 1.000 (0.998–1.002) | 0.965 | ||
| INR | Ratio | 1.451 (0.897–2.347) | 0.129 | ||
| AST | IU/L | 1.000 (0.999–1.001) | 0.733 | ||
| ALT | IU/L | 0.999 (0.997–1.001) | 0.316 | ||
| Bilirubin | mg/dL | 1.043 (1.000–1.088) | 0.051 | ||
| Albumin | g/dL | 0.569 (0.445–0.729) | <0.001 | 0.486 (0.366–0.645) | <0.001 |
| Creatinine | mg/dL | 0.378 (0.194–0.733) | 0.004 | 0.714 (0.346–1.474) | 0.362 |
| Sodium | mEq/L | 0.973 (0.935–1.011) | 0.161 | ||
PMTH, psoas muscle thickness/height; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; INR, international normalized ratio; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase.