Table 2.
Factors associated with possible sarcopenia using multiple logistic regression.
| Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR | 95% CI | p-Value | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | p-Value | |
| Age (years) | 1.12 | 1.08–1.16 | <0.001 | 1.09 | 1.04–1.14 | <0.001 |
| Sex (with women as ref.) | 1.89 | 1.00–3.59 | 0.051 | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.98 | 0.93–1.03 | 0.392 | |||
| Number of comorbidities | 1.03 | 0.80–1.33 | 0.825 | |||
| Medical conditions | ||||||
| Hypertension | 0.85 | 0.50–1.43 | 0.846 | |||
| Heart disease | 1.23 | 0.61–2.47 | 0.569 | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | 1.41 | 0.79–2.51 | 0.244 | |||
| Osteoarthritis | 0.92 | 0.47–1.79 | 0.803 | |||
| Stroke | 0.86 | 0.33–2.23 | 0.751 | |||
| History of falls | 1.38 | 0.78–2.43 | 0.264 | |||
| Physical inactivity | 3.49 | 1.77–6.89 | <0.001 | 1.95 | 0.88–4.30 | 0.100 |
| Slow gait speed (<1.0 m/s) | 8.17 | 4.08–16.36 | <0.001 | 4.92 | 2.34–10.33 | <0.001 |
| TUG deficits (>11 s) | 11.49 | 5.83–22.67 | <0.001 | 6.65 | 3.20–13.84 | <0.001 |
BMI, body mass index; TUG, timed up-and-go test; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Model 1, no adjustment; Model 2, adjusted by sex, physical inactivity, slow gait speed, and TUG deficits for age; adjusted by age, sex, slow gait speed, and TUG deficits for physical inactivity; adjusted by age, sex, physical inactivity for slow gait speed and TUG deficits. Bold indicates significance with p < 0.05.