Variables
|
Cohort (n = 122)
|
No sarcopenia (n = 88)
|
Sarcopenia (n = 34)
|
P value
|
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Fallen in past year
|
46 (38.0)
|
34 (38.6)
|
12 (36.4)
|
0.819
|
Hypertension
|
105 (86.1)
|
72 (81.8)
|
33 (97.1)
|
0.029
|
Dyslipidemia
|
89 (73.0)
|
63 (71.6)
|
26 (81.3)
|
0.586
|
Diabetes
|
44 (36.1)
|
32 (32.7)
|
12 (35.3)
|
0.912
|
Arthritis
|
26 (21.3)
|
18 (20.5)
|
8 (23.5)
|
0.710
|
Osteoporosis
|
29 (23.8)
|
22 (25.0)
|
7 (20.6)
|
0.608
|
History of cancer
|
3 (2.5)
|
1 (1.1)
|
2 (5.9)
|
0.129
|
HIV
|
9 (7.4)
|
7 (8.0)
|
2 (5.9)
|
0.695
|
History of tuberculosis
|
22 (18.0)
|
19 (21.6)
|
3 (8.8)
|
0.100
|
Multi-morbidities (> 2 diseases)
|
111 (91.0)
|
81 (92.0)
|
30 (88.2)
|
0.501
|
- All data reported as n (%). Chi-square was used to determine differences in frequency of each variable between those with and without sarcopenia. Abbreviation: HIV human immunodeficiency virus