Variable | All (n = 3498) | No sarcopenia (n = 3263) | Probable sarcopenia (n = 205) | Confirmed sarcopenia (n = 30) |
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Age-standardized prevalence (%)a | – | – | 4.5 | 0.7 |
Age (yrs) | 66.0 ± 9.0 (65.7–66.3) | 65.6 ± 8.9 (65.2–65.9) | 71.6 ± 7.8 (70.5–72.7) | 77.5 ± 4.6 (75.8–79.2) |
Weight (kg) | 77.34 ± 15.0 (76.8–77.8) | 77.3 ± 14.9 (76.8–77.8) | 79.8 ± 15.8 (77.6–82.0) | 62.0 ± 12.8 (57.2–66.8) |
Height (cm) | 168.6 ± 9.3 (168.3–168.9) | 168.9 ± 9.2 (168.6–169.2) | 164.5 ± 9.5 (163.2–165.8) | 167.7 ± 10.2 (163.9–171.6) |
Women (n, %) | 2047 (58.5) | 1879 (57.6) | 155 (75.6)b | 13 (43.3) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.1 ± 4.3 (27.0–27.3) | 27.0 ± 4.2 (26.9–27.2) | 29.4 ± 5.0 (28.7–30.1) | 21.8 ± 2.8 (20.8–22.9) |
Waist circumference (cm)c | 95.0 ± 12.5 (94.5–95.4) | 94.7 ± 12.4 (94.3–95.1) | 100.6 ± 12.8 (98.8–102.3) | 86.8 ± 12.4 (82.1–91.5) |
Total body fat percentage (%) | 34.7 ± 7.8 (34.4–35.0) | 34.4 ± 7.7 (34.1–34.6) | 40.5 ± 6.9 (39.5–41.4) | 30.5 ± 7.0 (27.8–33.1) |
ALMheight2 | ||||
Women (kg/m2) | 6.9 ± 0.9 (6.8–6.9) | 6.9 ± 0.9 (6.8–6.9) | 7.1 ± 1.1 (7.0–7.3) | 5.1 ± 0.3 (4.9–5.3) |
Men (kg/m2) | 8.4 ± 1.0 (8.4–8.5) | 8.5 ± 0.9 (8.4–8.5) | 8.2 ± 0.8 (7.9–8.4) | 6.5 ± 0.5 (6.2–6.7) |
Current smoker (n, %)c | 388 (11.2) | 356 (11.0) | 29 (14.6) | 3 (10.0) |
CVD, previous (n, %)c | 265 (7.8) | 239 (7.5) | 20 (10.3) | 6 (21.3)b |
Diabetes, current (n, %)c | 200 (5.9) | 169 (5.4) | 30 (15.4)b | 1 (3.5) |
Education (n, %)c | ||||
Primary/partly secondary | 1173 (34.4) | 1063 (33.3) | 101 (52.9)b | 9 (31.0) |
Upper secondary | 937 (27.5) | 871 (27.3) | 56 (29.3)b | 10 (34.5) |
Tertiary, short | 604 (17.7) | 578 (18.1) | 20 (10.5)b | 6 (20.7) |
Tertiary, long | 696 (20.4) | 678 (21.3) | 14 (7.3)b | 4 (13.8) |
Walk speed (m/sec) | 1.2 ± 0.2 (1.1–1.2) | 1.2 ± 0.2 (1.2–1.2) | 0.9 ± 0.2 (0.9–1.0) | 0.8 ± 0.2 (0.8–0.9) |
TUG (sec) | 8.6 ± 2.3 (8.6–8.7) | 8.4 ± 2.0 (8.4–8.5) | 11.4 ± 3.2 (11.0–11.8) | 12.8 ± 3.4 (11.6–14.1) |
Grip strength | ||||
Women (kg) | 27.4 ± 5.2 (27.2–27.6) | 27.8 ± 4.8 (27.6–28.0) | 23.1 ± 6.2 (22.1–24.0) | 19.3 ± 7.1 (15.0–23.6) |
Men (kg) | 46.7 ± 9.0 (46.3–47.2) | 47.3 ± 8.6 (46.9–47.8) | 36.8 ± 10.5 (33.8–39.7) | 29.6 ± 4.0 (27.5–31.7) |
Chair rises, 5 repetitions (sec) | 9.9 ± 3.4 (9.8–10.0) | 9.4 ± 2.3 (9.3–9.5) | 17.6 ± 6.7 (16.7–18.5) | 16.5 ± 4.1 (15.0–18.0) |