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Table 1 Study participants demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Association between biomarkers of bone health and osteosarcopenia among Iranian older people: The Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program

 

Total

(n=397)

Osteosarcopemnia(-)

(n=321)

Osteosarcopenia(+)

(n=76)

P-value

Sex, n (%)

    

Women

211 (53.1)

169 (52.6)

42 (55.3)

0.681

Men

186 (46.9)

152 (47.4)

34 (44.7)

Age (Years)

69.2 ±6.3

68.3 ±5.7

72.9 ±7.3

<0.001

Weight (Kg)

69.5±12.9

72.2±12.1

58.2±9.9

<0.001

Height (Cm)

158.4±9.1

159.0±9.1

155.9±8.8

0.006

Waist circumference (Cm)

99.1±11.2

100.9±10.7

91.3±9.4

<0.001

Body mass index (Kg/m2)

27.7 ±4.7

28.6±4.7

23.8 ±2.8

<0.001

Education (Years)

4.9 ±5.1

5.4 ±5.1

2.7 ±4.4

<0.001

Current Smoking, n (%)

71 (17.9)

57(17.8)

14(18.4)

0.901

Physical activity, n (%)

87 (21.9)

79(24.6)

8 (10.5)

0.008

High fat mass, n (%)

280 (71.2)

234 (73.8)

46 (60.5)

0.021

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

105 (26.4 %)

79 (24.6)

26 (34.7)

0.076

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

140.5±18.3

141.4±18.1

136.9±18.8

0.053

Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg)

81.4±8.4

82.0±8.4

78.8±7.9

0.003

  1. Data are presented as mean (standard deviation), number (percent)