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Table 1 The characteristics of participants

From: The accuracy of the Ishii score chart in predicting sarcopenia in the elderly community in Chengdu

Variable

Total (N = 941)

Male (N = 462)

Female (N = 479)

P-value

Age (years), n(%)

   

0.186

 < 65

306 (32.52)

146 (31.60)

160(33.40)

 65–69

240 (25.50)

110 (23.81)

130 (27.14)

 70–79

344 (36.56)

181 (39.18)

163 (34.03)

 ≥ 80

51 (5.42)

25 (5.41)

26 (5.43)

Height (m)

1.58 ± 0.84

1.64 ± 0.06

1.53 ± 0.06

< 0.001

ASMI (kg/m2)

6.65 ± 1.25

6.95 ± 1.14

6.36 ± 1.27

< 0.001

Grip strength (kg)

29.15 ± 8.96

35.66 ± 7.52

22.88 ± 4.79

< 0.001

Gait speed (m/s)

1.02 ± 0.17

1.08 ± 0.20

1.02 ± 0.17

< 0.001

Calf circumference (cm)

34.75 ± 3.00

35.54 ± 2.92

33.99 ± 2.89

< 0.001

Sarcopenia, n(%)

173 (18.38)

92 (19.91)

81 (16.91)

0.234

  1. ASMI: appendicular skeletal muscle mass index; Sarcopenia: the presence of low muscle mass plus the presence of either low muscle strength or low physical performance; Continuous data was summarized as mean ± SD, categorical data variables were reported as numbers (percentage). Student’s t-test and Pearson’s chi-square test were performed to test the difference/associations between males and females. Student’s t-test was used on categorical data and Pearson’s chi-squared test was used on continuous data
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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