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Table 1 General Characteristics of participants with and without MetS

From: Muscle mass rather than muscle strength or physical performance is associated with metabolic syndrome in community-dwelling older Chinese adults

Variable

MetS

Not MetS

P

N

662

752

 

Age(y)

71.4 ± 6.0

71.1 ± 6.0

0.365

Sex

  

< 0.001

 Male(%)

29.8

50.5

 

 Female(%)

70.2

49.5

 

Weight(kg)

64.8 ± 10.8

59.2 ± 11.0

< 0.001

BMI(kg/m2)

25.6 ± 3.1

22.8 ± 3.3

< 0.001

Illiteracy (%)

20.1

17.2

0.152

Farming (%)

59.8

54.5

0.047

Smoking (%)

12.1

22.9

< 0.001

Drinking (%)

22.0

31.7

< 0.001

Grip(kg)

23.7 ± 8.8

21.6

< 0.001

Grip/weight (%)

33.3 ± 12.0

40.3 ± 13.7

< 0.001

ASM(kg)

17.9 ± 4.5

17.6 ± 4.4

0.184

SMI(%)

27.0 ± 4.2

30.1 ± 5.1

< 0.001

IPAQ(Met/wk)

5654 ± 6622

6177 ± 6665

0.053

TUGT(s)

10.6 ± 4.0

10.2 ± 7.1

0.616

WS(m/s)

1.04 ± 0.24

1.09 ± 0.24

< 0.001

MNA

11.2 ± 1.3

11.2 ± 1.2

0.639

MetS components (%)

 High WC

100

48.5

< 0.001

 Elevated blood pressure

90.2

57

< 0.001

 Elevated fasting glucose

67.9

28.2

< 0.001

 Elevated TG

61.6

17.6

< 0.001

 Low HDL

36.6

6.9

< 0.001

Chronic conditions (%)

 CVD

34.5

26.9

0.002

 Stroke

26

18.4

0.001

 Cancer

2.1

2.7

0.507

 Kidney disease

8.5

8.0

0.736

  1. Notes: BMI, body mass index; ASM, appendicular skeletal mass; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index; TUGT, timed up and go test; WS, 4 m walking speed; MNA, Mini-Nutritional Assessment; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; WC, waist circumference; MetS, metabolic syndrome. Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%)