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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study subjects of KNHANES 2008–2011 (Study cohort I)

From: Association of physical activity with sarcopenia evaluated based on muscle mass and strength in older adults: 2008–2011 and 2014 − 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys

 

Men

Women

Total

no Exercise

Walking-only

Moderate PA

Vigorous PA

 

Total

no Exercise

Walking-only

Moderate PA

Vigorous PA

 

(n = 1,951)

(n = 184)

(n = 866)

(n = 426)

(n = 475)

P

(n = 2,470)

(n = 420)

(n = 1,075)

(n = 567)

(n = 408)

P

Age, years

68.19 ± 0.167

69.18 ± 0.559

68.85 ± 0.236

68.38 ± 0.339

66.49 ± 0.307

 < 0.001

69.73 ± 0.174

72.59 ± 0.382

69.7 ± 0.241

69.24 ± 0.329

67.45 ± 0.382

 < 0.001

  

a

a

a

b

  

a

b

b

c

 

BMI, kg/m2

23.44 ± 0.094

23.02 ± 0.233

23.29 ± 0.124

23.42 ± 0.198

23.91 ± 0.179

0.012

24.16 ± 0.083

24.12 ± 0.203

24.14 ± 0.13

24.24 ± 0.157

24.15 ± 0.182

0.958

  

a

a

ab

b

       

ASM, kg

20.07 ± 0.09

19.08 ± 0.217

19.85 ± 0.124

20.06 ± 0.161

20.83 ± 0.161

 < 0.001

13.66 ± 0.052

13.27 ± 0.103

13.55 ± 0.077

13.91 ± 0.092

14.06 ± 0.11

 < 0.001

  

a

b

b

c

  

a

a

b

b

 

 age adjusted

 

19.15 ± 0.198

19.87 ± 0.118

20 ± 0.158

20.49 ± 0.161

 < 0.001

 

13.59 ± 0.103

13.58 ± 0.072

13.9 ± 0.091

13.87 ± 0.106

0.014

 age and BMI adjusted

 

19.32 ± 0.158

19.91 ± 0.106

20 ± 0.127

20.31 ± 0.12

 < 0.001

 

13.53 ± 0.09

13.58 ± 0.061

13.88 ± 0.085

13.9 ± 0.1

0.001

SMI, kg/m2

7.29 ± 0.028

7.06 ± 0.067

7.21 ± 0.035

7.33 ± 0.05

7.5 ± 0.047

 < 0.001

5.93 ± 0.018

5.86 ± 0.038

5.89 ± 0.026

6 ± 0.033

6.01 ± 0.037

0.001

  

a

ab

b

c

  

a

a

b

b

 

 age adjusted

 

7.08 ± 0.063

7.21 ± 0.034

7.32 ± 0.048

7.41 ± 0.047

 < 0.001

 

5.91 ± 0.039

5.89 ± 0.025

5.99 ± 0.033

5.98 ± 0.038

0.036

 age and BMI adjusted

 

7.14 ± 0.047

7.23 ± 0.026

7.32 ± 0.035

7.35 ± 0.035

 < 0.001

 

5.88 ± 0.034

5.89 ± 0.019

5.98 ± 0.03

6 ± 0.034

0.002

Sarcopenia, %

36.5 (1.44)

48.9 (4.53)

40.3 (1.97)

34.1 (2.95)

27.2 (2.58)

 < 0.001

20.8 (1.11)

23.4 (2.62)

23.8 (1.63)

16.1 (2.12)

15.3 (2.15)

0.002

Alcohol consumption, %

     

0.036

     

0.090

 None

26.3 (1.24)

33 (4.2)

28.8 (1.83)

26.1 (2.75)

19.5 (2.11)

 

61.2 (1.23)

64.4 (2.91)

59.9 (1.84)

65.3 (2.41)

56.2 (2.98)

 

 Moderate

34.8 (1.5)

30.1 (4.76)

34 (2.06)

33.5 (2.98)

38.8 (2.62)

 

33.9 (1.18)

31 (2.84)

35.9 (1.76)

29.7 (2.26)

36.6 (2.76)

 

 Heavy

38.9 (1.45)

36.9 (4.05)

37.1 (1.96)

40.4 (3.14)

41.7 (2.65)

 

4.9 (0.48)

4.6 (1.27)

4.2 (0.75)

5 (1.02)

7.2 (1.31)

 

Smoking status, %

     

0.248

     

0.163

 Never

15.1 (0.96)

12.2 (2.53)

13.8 (1.33)

16.6 (2.04)

17.3 (2.04)

 

89.7 (0.78)

86.5 (2.18)

89.2 (1.24)

92 (1.42)

91.9 (1.75)

 

 Ex-

56.2 (1.38)

53.6 (4.33)

56.4 (2.14)

54.2 (2.87)

58.3 (2.68)

 

5.5 (0.64)

6.6 (1.73)

6.6 (1.06)

3.8 (1.08)

3.6 (1.1)

 

 Current

28.7 (1.28)

34.3 (4.19)

29.7 (2.07)

29.2 (2.62)

24.4 (2.37)

 

4.7 (0.54)

7 (1.59)

4.2 (0.76)

4.3 (0.99)

4.5 (1.4)

 

Monthly household income, %

     

 < 0.001

     

0.053

 Lowest

35.7 (1.42)

42.3 (4.31)

41.2 (2.12)

33.3 (2.78)

25.5 (2.26)

 

47.2 (1.4)

54.6 (2.98)

46.7 (2.04)

46.6 (2.66)

41.8 (2.93)

 

 Medium-lowest

28.6 (1.24)

27.3 (3.89)

28.2 (1.92)

29.1 (2.68)

29.3 (2.34)

 

25.1 (1.07)

23.2 (2.47)

23.7 (1.52)

28.1 (2.45)

27.2 (2.73)

 

 Medium-highest

19.7 (1.03)

22.6 (3.76)

17.2 (1.44)

21.4 (2.53)

21.7 (2.17)

 

16 (0.98)

13.9 (2.13)

17.6 (1.49)

15 (1.98)

15.3 (2.18)

 

 Highest

16 (1.14)

7.8 (2.35)

13.4 (1.47)

16.2 (2.05)

23.5 (2.59)

 

11.7 (0.89)

8.3 (1.59)

12.1 (1.33)

10.3 (1.57)

15.7 (2.34)

 

Education level, %

     

 < 0.001

     

 < 0.001

  ≤ Elementary school

43.4 (1.68)

63.3 (4.52)

42.8 (2.2)

48.8 (3.09)

33 (3.07)

 

80.7 (1.09)

89.7 (1.88)

81.1 (1.47)

82.9 (1.97)

67.1 (3.08)

 

 Middle school

21.3 (1.28)

19.1 (3.77)

23.9 (1.69)

19.7 (2.84)

18.7 (2.11)

 

8.9 (0.69)

6.2 (1.35)

8.5 (0.99)

8.7 (1.47)

13.4 (2.16)

 

 High school

22.5 (1.14)

13.4 (2.8)

22.1 (1.78)

18 (2.18)

30.3 (2.65)

 

7.9 (0.72)

3.7 (1.03)

7.6 (0.92)

6.2 (1.16)

15.7 (2.74)

 

  ≥ College

12.7 (1.16)

4.3 (2.07)

11.2 (1.38)

13.5 (2.03)

18 (2.8)

 

2.4 (0.42)

0.3 (0.24)

2.7 (0.63)

2.2 (0.73)

3.9 (1.11)

 

Total energy intake, kcal/d

2012.86 ± 21.097

1910.97 ± 67.628

1958.17 ± 29.755

2049.95 ± 39.798

2117.9 ± 39.757

0.002

1451.24 ± 13.886

1418.44 ± 30.895

1419.05 ± 20.332

1494.17 ± 27.948

1524.31 ± 26.831

0.004

  

a

a

ab

b

  

a

a

ab

b

 

 age adjusted

 

1927.53 ± 63.721

1962.41 ± 28.82

2038.84 ± 36.744

2047.26 ± 38.99

0.086

 

1478.5 ± 30.702

1425.18 ± 19.26

1491.67 ± 27.285

1488.5 ± 28.532

0.081

Total protein intake, g/d

68.24 ± 0.976

61.57 ± 2.874

65.64 ± 1.379

69.28 ± 1.849

74.48 ± 1.862

 < 0.001

46.58 ± 0.602

43.46 ± 1.162

45.55 ± 0.853

48.1 ± 1.257

50.9 ± 1.439

 < 0.001

  

a

a

ab

b

  

a

ab

bc

c

 

 age adjusted

 

62.26 ± 2.632

65.82 ± 1.365

68.82 ± 1.742

71.55 ± 1.812

0.008

 

46.13 ± 1.147

45.82 ± 0.831

47.99 ± 1.206

49.31 ± 1.497

0.110

Total fat intake, g/d

31.08 ± 0.721

28.28 ± 2.325

29.63 ± 1.015

30.38 ± 1.278

35.23 ± 1.826

0.041

18.79 ± 0.41

16.71 ± 0.673

18.48 ± 0.612

19.29 ± 0.776

21.24 ± 0.934

0.001

  

ab

a

ab

b

  

a

ab

ab

b

 

 age adjusted

 

28.72 ± 2.201

29.75 ± 1.011

30.08 ± 1.225

33.35 ± 1.744

0.282

 

18.37 ± 0.678

18.65 ± 0.607

19.22 ± 0.743

20.25 ± 0.986

0.461

Hypertension, %

40.7 (1.34)

28.9 (3.93)

42.5 (2.02)

42.8 (3.42)

40.3 (2.64)

0.046

50 (1.31)

54.8 (2.8)

49.7 (2.05)

49.4 (2.88)

46.4 (3.01)

0.276

Diabetes, %

16.5 (1)

21.2 (3.9)

16.1 (1.42)

15.9 (2.18)

15.9 (2.14)

0.553

16 (0.96)

18.7 (2.55)

16 (1.45)

14.3 (1.91)

15.1 (2.26)

0.552

Arthritis, %

12.8 (0.88)

14.9 (3.12)

12 (1.29)

13.1 (2.23)

13.3 (1.81)

0.829

41.6 (1.19)

40.6 (3.13)

41.6 (1.84)

41.4 (2.76)

42.9 (2.66)

0.955

Exercise frequency, times/wk

            

Walking activity

4.53 ± 0.075

0

5.32 ± 0.084

4.63 ± 0.179

4.75 ± 0.142

 < 0.001

4.05 ± 0.08

0

4.89 ± 0.096

4.87 ± 0.126

4.8 ± 0.148

0.873

   

a

b

b

       

Moderate activity

1.41 ± 0.071

0

0

4.12 ± 0.139

2.3 ± 0.148

 < 0.001

1.27 ± 0.06

0

0

4.01 ± 0.11

2.78 ± 0.163

 < 0.001

Vigorous activity

0.91 ± 0.055

0

0

0

3.57 ± 0.129

 

0.58 ± 0.044

0

0

0

3.65 ± 0.131

 

Exercise duration, min/wk

            

 Walking activity

430.6 ± 17.5

0

508.7 ± 27.3

393.66 ± 30.7

481.7 ± 28.2

0.014

275.03 ± 10.6

0

324.8 ± 15.8

308.3 ± 20.3

375.9 ± 26.9

0.103

   

a

b

a

   

a

b

a

 

 Moderate activity

190 ± 15.3

0

0

581.2 ± 43.4

290.3 ± 30.9

 < 0.001

154.21 ± 11.0

0

0

460.5 ± 33.3

371.5 ± 35.0

0.060

 Vigorous activity

124.3 ± 10.5

0

0

0

489.72 ± 33.4

 

93.11 ± 9.4

0

0

0

587.1 ± 46.4

 
  1. Data with the same lowercase letters indicate non-specific differences between groups, while those with different letters are statistically different, based on post hoc test
  2. Data are expressed as the mean ± SE or the percentage (SE)