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Table 2 Characteristics of study participants according to Motoric Cognitive Risk syndrome status

From: Sarcopenia and motoric cognitive risk syndrome: a moderated mediation model

Characteristic

Non-MCR

(n = 786)

MCR

(n = 60)

P value

Age (years)

71.0 ± 8.1

74.4 ± 8.6

0.002

Gender

Male (%)

318 (40.5)

20 (33.3)

 

Female (%)

468 (59.5)

40 (66.7)

0.277

BMI (kg/m2)

24.39 ± 3.19

24.11 ± 3.72

0.516

Education level (%)

Illiteracy

111 (14.1)

19 (31.7)

 

Primary school

147 (18.7)

14 (23.3)

 

Secondary school

445 (56.6)

26 (43.3)

 

College

83 (10.6)

1 (1.7)

0.001

Night sleep duration (h)

6.4 ± 0.9

6.0 ± 1.4

0.033

Smoking (%)

118 (15.0)

8 (13.3)

0.725

Drinking (%)

107 (13.6)

4 (6.7)

0.124

Number of prescription drugs

1.0 (0.0, 2.0)

1.5 (0.0, 4.0)

0.001

Number of chronic diseases

1.0 (0.0, 2.0)

1.5 (0.5, 2.5)

0.033

Chronic conditions (%)

chronic respiratory diseases

29 (3.7)

9 (15.0)

 < 0.001

Hypertension

300 (38.2)

23 (38.3)

0.980

diabetes

113 (14.4)

12 (20.0)

0.237

Arthritis

158 (20.1)

19 (31.7)

0.034

Osteoporosis

65 (8.3)

2 (3.3)

0.264

MNA-SF score

14 (13, 14)

13 (12, 14)

0.001

IPAQ (Met/week)

2398 (1716, 2982)

1704 (940, 2166)

 < 0.001

IPAQ level

Low

15 (1.9)

11 (18.3)

 

Medium

575 (73.2)

44 (73.3)

 

High

196 (24.9)

5 (8.3)

 < 0.001

Fall history last year

55 (7.0)

14 (23.3)

 < 0.001

Self-perceived vision status

488 (62.1)

50 (83.3)

0.001

Self-perceived health status

248 (31.6)

33 (55.0)

 < 0.001

GDS score

1 (0, 2)

3 (2, 6)

 < 0.001

AES score

29.5 ± 6.9

38.8 ± 9.2

 < 0.001

MMSE score

27 (25, 29)

24 (21, 27)

 < 0.001

Sarcopenia (%)

76 (9.7)

21 (35.0)

 < 0.001

SMI (kg/m2)

6.79 ± 0.99

6.37 ± 0.86

 < 0.001

Handgrip strength (kg)

27.23 ± 8.94

20.22 ± 6.66

 < 0.001

FTSST time (s)

10.60 ± 3.04

15.21 ± 3.92

 < 0.001

Gait speed (m/s)

1.05 ± 0.24

0.65 ± 0.15

 < 0.001

  1. BMI body mass index, MNA-SF Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form, IPAQ International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Met/week metabolic equivalent task minutes per week, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, AES Apathy Evaluation Scale, MMSE mini-mental state examination, SMI skeletal muscle index, FTSST five-times sit-to-stand test