Table 2.
Univariate logistic regression of the potentially associated risk factors for sarcopenia.
| Variables | Sarcopenia as Defined by EWGSOP2 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Total n = 25 |
Univariate Model OR (95% CI) | p-Value | |
| Age (years) | 77.8 ± 5.5 | 1.06 (0.99–1.14) | 0.100 |
| Female | 16 (64.0) | 0.69 (0.30–1.63) | 0.403 |
| Living alone | 9 (36.0) | 1.03 (0.454–2.40) | 0.955 |
| GDS-15 (>5) | 2 (8.0) | 0.44 (0.10–1.93) | 0.275 |
| Nutritional status | 0.164 | ||
| Normal | 13 (52) | 1.0 (reference) | |
| Risk of malnutrition | 10 (40.0) | 0.79 (0.34–1.87) | 0.590 |
| Malnutrition | 2 (8.0) | 4.37 (0.77–24.78) | 0.096 |
| Current comorbidities | |||
| Diabetes | 6 (24.0) | 4.18 (1.50–11.66) | 0.006 * |
| Hypertension | 7 (28.0) | 1.20 (0.46–2.87) | 0.763 |
| Takes >4 prescription drugs/day | 13 (52.0) | 2.64 (1.15–6.02) | 0.021 * |
| Smoking | 0.111 | ||
| Never | 18 (72) | 1.0 (reference) | |
| Current | 4 (16.0) | 2.40 (0.73–7.84) | 0.149 |
| Former | 3 (12) | 0.45 (0.13–1.55) | 0.202 |
| Consumes alcohol | 5 (20.0) | 0.38 (0.14–1.03) | 0.057 |
| BMI | 20.5 ± 1.9 | 0.72 (0.60–0.85) | <0.001 * |
| TBW | 25.2 ± 3.2 | 0.80 (0.70–0.90) | 0.001 * |
| Obesity | 2 (0.08) | 0.23 (0.05–0.99) | 0.048 * |
Results are presented as mean ± SD or n (%). OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; GDS: geriatric depression scale; BMI: body mass index; TBW: total body water. p-values in bold represent values <0.05; *: p < 0.05.