Table 1.

Comparison of the frequency of sarcopenia among adults of different genders in Tianjin region under the Asian diagnostic criteria

Age	Total (n)	Male		Female		χ2 value	P value
		n	Morbidity	n	Morbidity
60–69	1137	726	33 (4.54)	411	42 (10.22)	11.847	0.001
70–79	1209	903	87 (9.63)	306	60 (19.61)	15.992	< 0.001
80–87	930	696	138 (19.82)	234	60 (25.64)	2.24	0.135
χ2tendencyvalue		62.54		26.776
P value		< 0.001		< 0.001