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Table 1 Participants’ demographic and clinical profile, predictors, and outcomes (N = 151)

From: Sarcopenia and its association with objectively measured life-space mobility and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in the oldest-old amid the COVID-19 pandemic when a physical distancing policy is in force

Demographic and clinical profile

mean (SD) / n (%)

Age, mean year (SD)

89.8 (3.6)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

55 (36.2)

 Female

96 (63.6)

Marital status, n (%)

 Unmarried

2 (1.3)

 Married

56 (36.8)

 Widowed/divorced/separated

93 (61.6)

Educational attainment, n (%)

 Tertiary

2 (1.3)

 Secondary

13 (8.6)

 Primary

63 (41.7)

 Nil

73 (48.3)

Living condition, n (%)

 Living alone

63 (41.7)

 Living with family/domestic helper/friends

88 (57.9)

Chronic diseases, n (%)

 Diabetes Mellitus

21 (13.9)

 Heart diseases

26 (17.2)

 Osteoarthritis

8 (5.3)

 Cancer

5 (3.3)

 Hypertension

108 (71.5)

BMI, mean (SD)

23.6 (3.7)

BMI, n (%)

 Underweight (BMI < 18.5)

8 (5.3)

 Normal (BMI = 18.5–22.9)

61 (40.4)

 Overweight (BMI = 23–25)

36 (23.8)

 Obese (BMI > 25)

46 (30.5)

Cognitive function

 AMT, mean (SD)

8.5 (1.3)

Predictors

 

MVPA

 Minutes per week, mean (SD)

181.3 (202.5)

Life-space mobility score, mean (SD)

1035.3 (141.7)

Time spent in each life-space zone, mean % (SD)

 Zone 1

84.0 (13.0)

 Zone 2

12.6 (12.0)

 Zone 3

1.2 (2.4)

 Zone 4

2.3 (4.6)

Outcomes

 

Sarcopenia (SARC-F), mean (SD)

2.1 (2.1)

Sarcopenia (SARC-F ≥ 4), n (%)

 Yes

37 (24.5)

 No

114 (75.5)

  1. BMI body mass index, AMT Abbreviated Mental Test, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, Zone 1 bedroom/within the apartment building, Zone 2 neighbourhood other than own yard or apartment building, Zone 3 outside neighbourhood but within the town, Zone 4 outside the town, SARC-F SARC-F questionnaire