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Table 3 Association of cognitive impairment and sarcopenia among multi ethnics in the west China communities after gender and age stratification (N = 4500)

From: Prevalence of sarcopenia in multi ethnics adults and the association with cognitive impairment: findings from West-China health and aging trend study

Variables

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Male

 Cognitive impairment

  Mild

1.46 (0.89; 2.37)

.132

  Moderate-severe

4.84 (2.01; 11.62)

<.001

Female

 Cognitive impairment

  Mild

1.39 (1.02; 1.89)

.035

  Moderate-severe

2.64 (1.71; 4.10)

<.001

50 ≤ Age<65

 Cognitive impairment

  Mild

1.88 (1.27–2.76)

.001

  Moderate-severe

3.66 (2.06–6.53)

<.001

65 ≤ Age ≤ 74

 Cognitive impairment

  Mild

1.11 (0.73–1.69)

0.630

  Moderate-severe

2.17 (1.17–4.02)

0.014

75 ≤ Age ≤ 84

 Cognitive impairment

  Mild

1.47 (0.80–2.71)

0.210

  Moderate-severe

3.56 (1.31–9.63)

0.013

85 ≤ Age

 Cognitive impairment

  Mild

–

NS

  Moderate-severe

–

NS

  1. Note. Adjusted odds ratios were computed by adjusting for age, ethnics, marriage status, life-style factors (smoking, drinking tea), living alone, sleep quality, indoor housework, outdoor housework, chronic diseases comorbidities, depressive status; CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, NS no significant