Table 4.

The association between biochemical factors and sarcopenia.

	Model 1		Model 2
	aOR (95% CI)	P	aOR (95% CI)	P
eGFR ≥ 45 mL/min/1.73 m2
Hemoglobin	0.78 (0.63–0.96)	0.021	0.76 (0.58–1.00)	0.046
Total cholesterol	1.00 (0.99–1.00)	0.345	1.00 (0.99–1.00)	0.320
Total protein	1.02 (0.62–1.66)	0.945	1.05 (0.59–1.86)	0.877
Serum albumin	0.80 (0.42–1.56)	0.516	0.83 (0.39–1.77)	0.633
Uric acid	0.95 (0.78–1.14)	0.572	0.97 (0.78–1.21)	0.791
Total CO2	0.88 (0.80–0.98)	0.014	0.89 (0.79–1.01)	0.067
eGFR < 45 mL/min/1.73 m2
Hemoglobin	0.91 (0.79–1.05)	0.192	0.90 (0.77–1.05)	0.163
Total cholesterol	1.01 (1.00–1.01)	0.013	1.01 (1.00–1.02)	0.012
Total protein	0.86 (0.64–1.16)	0.324	0.87 (0.63–1.20)	0.390
Serum albumin	0.55 (0.36–0.82)	0.004	0.54 (0.35–0.83)	0.005
Uric acid	0.98 (0.88–1.09)	0.686	0.94 (0.84–1.07)	0.345
Total CO2	0.97 (0.91–1.04)	0.383	0.97 (0.90–1.05)	0.446

Model 1: adjusted for sex, age, body mass index, pulse pressure, and estimated GFR. Model 2: adjusted for diabetes mellitus and hypertension in addition to Model 1.

CI, confidence interval; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; OR, odds ratio.