Table 2.
Results of univariate analysis of factors associated with sarcopenia1
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Sarcopenia
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No
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Yes
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t/χ2
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P
value
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| Subjects | 120 | 30 | - | - | |
| Age, yr | 71.93 ± 5.42 | 74.37 ± 6.15 | 2.15 | 0.03 | |
| Hospital stay, d | 12.37 ± 4.34 | 13.77 ± 5.92 | -1.46 | 0.15 | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.95 ± 3.70 | 20.77 ± 2.36 | 5.89 | 0.001 | |
| BMI | Low | 6 (5.0) | 6 (20.0) | 23.79 | < 0.001 |
| Normal | 44 (36.7) | 20 (66.7) | |||
| High | 70 (58.3) | 3 (10.0) | |||
| Gender | Male | 79 (65.8) | 13 (43.3) | 5.15 | 0.024 |
| Female | 41 (34.2) | 17 (56.7) | |||
| Ethnic | Han | 89 (74.2) | 24 (80.0) | 0.44 | 0.64 |
| Minority | 31 (25.8) | 6 (20.0) | |||
| Education | Illiterate | 35 (29.2) | 12 (40.0) | 5.15 | 0.40 |
| Primary | 40 (33.3) | 7 (23.3) | |||
| Junior | 20 (16.7) | 5 (16.7) | |||
| Senior | 17 (14.2) | 6 (20.0) | |||
| Diploma | 9 (7.5) | - | |||
| ≥ Undergraduate | 5 (4.2) | - | |||
| Marital status | Married | 105 (87.5) | 18 (60.0) | 12.30 | < 0.001 |
| Widowed | 15 (12.5) | 12 (40.0) | |||
| Smoking | Never | 89 (74.2) | 25 (83.3) | 1.11 | 0.57 |
| Previously | 18 (15.0) | 3 (10.0) | |||
| Now | 13 (10.8) | 2 (6.7) | |||
| Drinking | Never | 98 (81.7) | 27 (90.0) | 1.24 | 0.54 |
| Frequently | 9 (7.5) | 1 (3.3) | |||
| Stopped | 13 (10.8) | 2 (6.7) | |||
| Brewing tea | Never | 41 (34.2) | 7 (23.3) | 3.04 | 0.39 |
| Occasionally | 31 (25.8) | 9 (30.0) | |||
| Sometimes | 18 (15.0) | 8 (26.7) | |||
| Frequently | 30 (25.0) | 6 (20.0) | |||
| Ghee consumption | Never | 58 (48.3) | 16 (53.3) | 7.16 | 0.07 |
| Occasionally | 41 (34.2) | 4 (13.3) | |||
| Sometimes | 12 (10.0) | 7 (23.3) | |||
| Frequently | 9 (7.5) | 3 (10.0) | |||
| Beef/mutton consumption | Never | 5 (4.2) | 6 (20.0) | 16.12 | 0.001 |
| Occasionally | 41 (34.2) | 7 (23.3) | |||
| Sometimes | 29 (24.2) | 12 (40.0) | |||
| Frequently | 45 (37.5) | 5 (16.7) | |||
| Fall history | No | 102 (85.0) | 22 (73.3) | 2.28 | 0.13 |
| Yes | 18 (15.0) | 8 (26.7) | |||
| MNA-SF, score | 11.87 ± 2.39 | 12.20 ± 2.20 | –0.69 | 0.49 | |
| Barthel index, score | 96.29 ± 8.16 | 96.5 ± 4.76 | –0.13 | 0.89 | |
| Depression, score | 2.51 ± 2.55 | 3.90 ± 3.22 | –2.53 | 0.012 | |
1
Reported as n (%), unless indicated otherwise. BMI: Body mass index; MNA-SF: Mini Nutritional Assessment short form.