Table 4.

Sarcopenia and associated factors among individuals aged 65 years or older who are residents of the northern region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2010. (N=680^a)

Independent variables	Categories	Univariate		Multivariate
		OR (95% CI)	p-value	OR (95% CI)	p-value
Sex	Male	1		1
	Female	1.4 (0.8-2.50)	0.19	0.63 (0.29-1.36)	0.24
Race	Other	1		1	1
	Caucasian	1.7 (1.02-2.85)	0.03	1.89 (1.02-3.52)	0.04
Age group (years)	65-74	1		1	1
	75-84	9.67 (3.75-24.92)	<0.001	9.72 (3.62-26.12)	0.000
	>85	42.9 (16.0-114.5)	<0.001	37.2 (12.35-112.48)	0.000
Marital status	Married/living with partner	1		1
	Divorced/separated	2.1 (0.74-5.70)	0.09	1.98 (0.58-6.72)	0.27
	Single	3.89 (1.70-8.50)	<0.001	6 (2.20-16.39)	0.000
	Widower	3.63 (2.0-6.61)	<0.001	2.49 (1.15-5.37)	0.02
Educational level (years)	>12	1		1
	Illiterate	2.67 (0.70-10.20)	0.15	0.48 (0.09-2.60)	0.4
	1-5	2.16 (1.15-4.0)	0.01	0.45 (1.18-1.12)	0.08
	6-11	1.62 (0.89-2.95)	0.09	1.39 (0.65-2.95)	0.39
Income (MWb)	>5. 1	1		1
	0-2	2.86 (0.21-0.62)	<0.001	3.64 (1.58-8.39)	0.002
	2. 1-5	1.94 (0.84-2.63)	0.16	2.44 (1.20-4.94)	0.013
Comorbidities	0-1	1		1
	2-3	2.31 (1.31-4)	0.004	2.55 (1.28-5.08)	0.008
	>4	2.9 (1.38-6.1)	0.005	3.26 (1.28-8.30)	0.013
IADLd	Independent	1		1
	Dependent	3.1 (1.84-5.43)	<0.001	1.64 (0.86-3.11)	0.13
BADLd	Independent
	Dependent	1.38 (0.79-2.41)	0.24	-	-
Health self-perception	Good-Very Good
	Very Bad-Bad	1.6 (0.62-4.0)	0.32	-	-
	Regular	1 (0.67-1.78)	0.70	-	-
Falls	0	1
	1-2	1.23 (0.72-2.10)	0.44	-	-
	≥3	2.1 (0.89-5.10)	0.87	-	-
Caloric expendituree	First quintile	1.1 (0.65-2.0)	0.60	-	-

^a65 individuals (pre-sarcopenic) were excluded;

^bMinimum wage (2009-2010: U$ 265);

^cInstrumental activities of daily living;

^dBasic activities of daily living.);

^eCaloric expenditure calculated by Minnesota Leisure Time Activities.

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