Table 2.
Characteristics of study participants classified by Cognitive score (n = 2,391).
| Variables |
Overall
(n = 2,391) |
Male (n = 1,539) | Female (n = 852) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lowest tertile (n = 541) |
Middle tertile (n = 511) |
Highest tertile (n = 487) |
P -value |
Lowest tertile (n = 306) |
Middle tertile (n = 248) |
Highest tertile (n = 298) |
P- value | ||
| Age (years) | 66.00 (7.00) | 67.00 (9.00) | 66.00 (8.00) | 65.00 (7.00) | <0.001 | 66.00 (9.00) | 65.00 (7.00) | 65.00 (7.00) | 0.007 |
| Height (cm) | 159.90(12.00) | 162.30 (9.00) | 163.50 (9.00) | 165.26 (6.16) | <0.001 | 152.00 (8.00) | 153.00 (7.00) | 153.00 (7.00) | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 60.20 (15.00) | 59.60 (15.00) | 62.30 (14.00) | 64.90 (15.00) | <0.001 | 56.64 (9.74) | 58.00 (13.00) | 58.00 (14.00) | 0.06 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.59 (5.00) | 22.63 (5.00) | 23.08 (4.00) | 23.66 (5.00) | <0.001 | 24.00 (5.00) | 24.00 (4.00) | 25.00 (5.00) | 1.0 |
| HS (kg) | 30.75 (13.00) | 33.32 (7.46) | 35.05 (10.00) | 37.40 (10.00) | <0.001 | 23.00 (8.00) | 24.00 (7.75) | 25.00 (7.00) | <0.001 |
| GS (m/s) | 3.03 (1.00) | 3.18 (1.00) | 2.94 (1.00) | 2.83 (1.00) | <0.001 | 3.00 (1.00) | 3.00 (1.00) | 3.00 (1.00) | <0.001 |
| CST (s) | 8.81 (4.00) | 8.96 (4.00) | 8.62 (4.00) | 8.25 (3.00) | 0.001 | 9.00 (3.00) | 9.00 (4.00) | 9.00 (4.00) | 0.004 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 87.00 (15.00) | 84.20 (16.00) | 86.20 (14.00) | 88.10 (14.00) | <0.001 | 88.00 (13.50) | 88.00 (14.75) | 88.00 (13.00) | 0.5 |
| ASM (kg) | 18.40 (6.00) | 19.61 (2.61) | 20.45 (2.66) | 20.98 (3.00) | <0.001 | 14.00 (3.00) | 14.00 (3.00) | 14.00 (3.00) | 0.002 |
| Smoking | |||||||||
| Smoking (%) | 774 (32.2%) | 272 (36.9%) | 237 (32.2%) | 228 (30.9%) | 0.5 | 17 (45.9%) | 11 (29.7%) | 9 (24.3%) | 0.02 |
| Quit smoking (%) | 464 (19.4%) | 149 (34.2%) | 154 (35.3%) | 133 (30.5%) | 11 (39.3%) | 14 (50.0%) | 3 (10.7%) | ||
| Never smoke (%) | 1,153 (48.2%) | 120 (32.8%) | 120 (32.8%) | 126 (34.4%) | 278 (35.3%) | 223 (28.3%) | 286 (36.3%) | ||
| Education | |||||||||
| Below elementary school (%) | 497 (20.7%) | 109 (35.2%) | 119 (38.4%) | 82 (26.5%) | 0.04 | 69 (36.9%) | 56 (29.9%) | 62 (33.2%) | 0.8 |
| Primary school and above (%) | 1,894 (79.3%) | 432 (35.2%) | 392 (31.9%) | 405 (33.0%) | 237 (35.6%) | 192 (28.9%) | 236 (35.5%) | ||
| Sarcopenia | |||||||||
| No possible sarcopenia (%) | 1,739 (72.7%) | 366 (32.6%) | 360 (32.1%) | 395 (35.2%) | <0.001 | 208 (33.7%) | 177 (28.6%) | 233 (37.7%) | 0.02 |
| Possible sarcopenia (%) | 652 (27.3%) | 175 (41.9%) | 151 (36.1%) | 92 (22.0%) | 98 (41.9%) | 71 (31.3%) | 65 (27.8%) | ||
BMI, body mass index; HS, hand strength; GS, gait speed; CST, 5 chair stand tests; ASM, appendicular skeletal mass.