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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study subjects of KNHANES 2014–2018 (Study cohort II)

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

Vigorous

 

(n = 3,109)

(n = 595)

(n = 1,684)

(n = 603)

(n = 227)

P

(n = 3,632)

(n = 823)

(n = 2,243)

(n = 469)

(n = 97)

P

Age, years

69.49 ± 0.129

70.21 ± 0.303

70.14 ± 0.182

68.43 ± 0.236

66.21 ± 0.448

 < 0.001

69.35 ± 0.13

72.63 ± 0.292

68.96 ± 0.161

67.02 ± 0.288

64.52 ± 0.518

 < 0.001

  

a

a

b

c

  

a

b

c

d

 

BMI, kg/m2

23.87 ± 0.057

23.68 ± 0.137

23.84 ± 0.081

23.97 ± 0.127

24.22 ± 0.2

0.148

24.42 ± 0.063

24.72 ± 0.156

24.42 ± 0.076

24.17 ± 0.161

23.39 ± 0.312

0.001

        

a

a

ab

b

 

Hand grip strength, right hand, kg

32.8 ± 0.158

31.48 ± 0.36

32.17 ± 0.198

34.2 ± 0.332

36.36 ± 0.467

 < 0.001

19.59 ± 0.111

17.53 ± 0.236

19.84 ± 0.129

21.12 ± 0.234

22.08 ± 0.443

 < 0.001

  

a

a

b

c

  

a

b

c

c

 

 age adjusted

 

31.8 ± 0.312

32.45 ± 0.174

33.57 ± 0.306

34.52 ± 0.401

 < 0.001

 

18.5 ± 0.211

19.6 ± 0.118

20.25 ± 0.217

20.38 ± 0.419

 < 0.001

 age and BMI adjusted

 

31.92 ± 0.303

32.46 ± 0.169

33.56 ± 0.303

34.48 ± 0.401

 < 0.001

 

18.53 ± 0.204

19.63 ± 0.118

20.31 ± 0.219

20.56 ± 0.429

 < 0.001

Hand grip strength, left hand, kg

31.84 ± 0.152

30.78 ± 0.36

31.19 ± 0.189

33.12 ± 0.318

35.32 ± 0.463

 < 0.001

18.69 ± 0.108

16.97 ± 0.225

18.89 ± 0.126

20.05 ± 0.211

20.83 ± 0.434

 < 0.001

  

a

a

b

c

  

a

b

c

c

 

 age adjusted

 

31.07 ± 0.323

31.44 ± 0.168

32.54 ± 0.29

33.67 ± 0.446

 < 0.001

 

17.88 ± 0.202

18.67 ± 0.115

19.23 ± 0.198

19.23 ± 0.423

 < 0.001

 age and BMI adjusted

 

31.21 ± 0.313

31.45 ± 0.163

32.54 ± 0.284

33.64 ± 0.446

 < 0.001

 

17.92 ± 0.195

18.69 ± 0.115

19.28 ± 0.2

19.36 ± 0.428

 < 0.001

Hand grip strength, Dominant hand, kg

33.69 ± 0.153

32.5 ± 0.356

33.03 ± 0.189

35 ± 0.32

37.39 ± 0.468

 < 0.001

20.12 ± 0.11

18.13 ± 0.23

20.36 ± 0.128

21.62 ± 0.218

22.52 ± 0.425

 < 0.001

  

a

a

b

c

  

a

b

c

c

 

 age adjusted

 

32.81 ± 0.31

33.3 ± 0.165

34.39 ± 0.293

35.62 ± 0.428

 < 0.001

 

19.1 ± 0.205

20.13 ± 0.116

20.75 ± 0.201

20.82 ± 0.407

 < 0.001

 age and BMI adjusted

 

32.94 ± 0.299

33.3 ± 0.161

34.39 ± 0.288

35.58 ± 0.428

 < 0.001

 

19.13 ± 0.198

20.15 ± 0.116

20.81 ± 0.203

20.99 ± 0.414

 < 0.001

Sarcopenia, %

19 (0.83)

24.6 (2.07)

21.2 (1.19)

13.5 (1.59)

5.2 (1.58)

 < 0.001

31.6 (1.02)

50.5 (2.13)

28.6 (1.2)

20.1 (2.09)

13.5 (4.06)

 < 0.001

Alcohol consumption, %

     

 < 0.001

     

 < 0.001

 None

26.5 (0.97)

31.4 (2.31)

28 (1.3)

20.2 (1.81)

21.5 (3.17)

 

55.8 (1.07)

64.1 (2.16)

54.5 (1.37)

50.6 (2.43)

48.5 (5.83)

 

 Moderate

37.5 (1.1)

30.6 (2.28)

35.7 (1.41)

44.5 (2.23)

46.3 (3.7)

 

38.5 (1.03)

29.8 (2.04)

39.8 (1.32)

45.2 (2.42)

42.2 (5.7)

 

 Heavy

36 (1.02)

37.9 (2.39)

36.3 (1.36)

35.2 (2.2)

32.2 (3.5)

 

5.7 (0.43)

6.1 (1.05)

5.7 (0.53)

4.1 (1.05)

9.3 (3.03)

 

Smoking status, %

     

 < 0.001

     

0.003

 Never

19.4 (0.83)

17.7 (1.85)

20.7 (1.16)

17.2 (1.87)

20 (2.84)

 

94.7 (0.5)

92.8 (1.18)

94.7 (0.61)

96.6 (0.86)

99 (1.01)

 

 Ex-

61.3 (1.02)

55.9 (2.3)

59.7 (1.45)

69 (2.24)

65.3 (3.7)

 

3.5 (0.36)

3.5 (0.79)

3.7 (0.48)

2.8 (0.8)

0 (0)

 

 Current

19.3 (0.83)

26.4 (2.21)

19.7 (1.17)

13.8 (1.65)

14.7 (2.95)

 

1.9 (0.35)

3.7 (0.91)

1.6 (0.38)

0.6 (0.32)

1 (1.01)

 

Monthly household income, %

     

 < 0.001

     

 < 0.001

 Lowest

30.4 (1.02)

39.2 (2.48)

33.1 (1.4)

22.2 (1.95)

14.2 (2.66)

 

39.8 (1.14)

55.5 (2.24)

38.1 (1.36)

27.6 (2.31)

16 (3.71)

 

 Medium-lowest

29.7 (0.91)

33.1 (2.19)

29.9 (1.34)

28.3 (1.95)

24.9 (3.13)

 

26.3 (0.84)

22.9 (1.7)

27.6 (1.06)

25.6 (2.32)

28.3 (5.08)

 

 Medium-highest

21.3 (0.83)

17.2 (1.74)

20.4 (1.17)

25 (2.03)

26.5 (3.41)

 

18.9 (0.83)

12.7 (1.44)

19.3 (1.03)

25.3 (2.52)

27.7 (5.4)

 

 Highest

18.6 (0.91)

10.5 (1.89)

16.6 (1.08)

24.5 (2.08)

34.5 (3.82)

 

14.9 (0.88)

8.9 (1.22)

15 (1.11)

21.5 (2.45)

28.1 (5.04)

 

Education level, %

     

 < 0.001

     

 < 0.001

  ≤ Elementary school

34.8 (1.1)

51.4 (2.36)

36.7 (1.45)

22.7 (2.04)

16 (2.76)

 

60.5 (1.1)

80 (1.85)

58.7 (1.3)

42.7 (2.7)

38.7 (5.65)

 

 Middle school

17.3 (0.81)

18.9 (1.95)

17.9 (1.1)

15.1 (1.63)

15.1 (2.74)

 

15.4 (0.74)

8.3 (1.11)

16.5 (0.91)

20.2 (2.08)

17.9 (5.31)

 

 High school

27.1 (0.93)

20.7 (1.89)

26.4 (1.24)

30.9 (2.21)

36 (3.56)

 

16.2 (0.84)

8.8 (1.39)

17.4 (1.04)

20.2 (2.22)

26.7 (5.37)

 

  ≥ College

20.8 (1.01)

8.9 (1.37)

19 (1.24)

31.3 (2.28)

32.9 (3.75)

 

7.9 (0.61)

2.9 (0.8)

7.4 (0.69)

16.9 (2.33)

16.7 (4.15)

 

Total energy intake, kcal/d

2044.97 ± 17.355

1953.63 ± 39.179

1987.96 ± 22.029

2192.93 ± 37.591

2255.67 ± 67.919

 < 0.001

1555.62 ± 13.166

1421.15 ± 25.589

1557.81 ± 16.407

1690.6 ± 34.464

1888.54 ± 86.786

 < 0.001

  

a

a

b

b

  

a

b

c

c

 

 age adjusted

 

1970.12 ± 39.446

2002.58 ± 21.396

2160.5 ± 36.994

2162.03 ± 71.302

 < 0.001

 

1481.37 ± 26.143

1543.29 ± 16.058

1636.41 ± 34.057

1783.29 ± 84.939

 < 0.001

Total protein intake, g/d

69.38 ± 0.723

63.4 ± 1.496

66.69 ± 0.924

77.33 ± 1.635

80.5 ± 2.869

 < 0.001

51.51 ± 0.546

43.94 ± 1.017

51.86 ± 0.668

58.98 ± 1.502

65.4 ± 3.118

 < 0.001

  

a

a

b

b

  

a

b

c

c

 

 age adjusted

 

64.09 ± 1.496

67.31 ± 0.912

75.97 ± 1.619

76.57 ± 2.998

 < 0.001

 

46.89 ± 1.038

51.15 ± 0.633

56.32 ± 1.441

60.23 ± 3.081

 < 0.001

Total fat intake, g/d

34.38 ± 0.561

30.26 ± 1.046

32.41 ± 0.706

39.78 ± 1.358

43 ± 2.603

 < 0.001

25.89 ± 0.405

20.75 ± 0.779

25.82 ± 0.479

32.03 ± 1.153

37.3 ± 2.552

 < 0.001

  

a

a

b

b

  

a

b

c

c

 

 age adjusted

 

30.72 ± 1.061

32.81 ± 0.7

38.89 ± 1.35

40.4 ± 2.668

 < 0.001

 

22.86 ± 0.806

25.31 ± 0.457

30.13 ± 1.113

33.61 ± 2.557

 < 0.001

Hypertension, %

48.5 (1.04)

51.5 (2.34)

49.6 (1.38)

45.6 (2.33)

42.7 (3.86)

0.107

49.1 (0.99)

57.2 (2.04)

48.9 (1.25)

39.7 (2.56)

35.1 (5.64)

 < 0.001

Diabetes, %

20.2 (0.84)

22.8 (1.97)

19.8 (1.1)

20.8 (1.96)

16.3 (2.62)

0.274

16.8 (0.74)

20.2 (1.73)

17.1 (0.93)

11.2 (1.53)

10.3 (3.15)

0.001

Arthritis, %

11.8 (0.66)

12.6 (1.53)

11.9 (0.96)

11.1 (1.34)

11.3 (2.71)

0.914

39.7 (0.97)

43 (2.11)

38.7 (1.26)

40.9 (2.59)

33.5 (5.32)

0.192

Exercise frequency, times/wk

            

 Walking activity

3.94 ± 0.062

0

4.96 ± 0.06

4.44 ± 0.116

4.55 ± 0.182

 < 0.001

3.71 ± 0.06

0

4.76 ± 0.056

4.29 ± 0.119

4.78 ± 0.302

0.002

   

a

b

ab

   

a

b

ab

 

 Moderate activity

1.05 ± 0.043

0

0

4.16 ± 0.097

2.61 ± 0.187

 < 0.001

0.57 ± 0.029

0

0

3.84 ± 0.097

2.38 ± 0.287

 < 0.001

 Vigorous activity

0.31 ± 0.026

0

0

0

3.72 ± 0.135

 

0.09 ± 0.011

0

0

0

3.58 ± 0.191

 

Exercise duration, min/wk

            

 Walking activity

302.4 ± 9.4

0

377.3 ± 13.5

337.7 ± 16.8

378.57 ± 33.9

0.163

246.6 ± 7.8

0

315.9 ± 10.7

283.7 ± 18.6

332.9 ± 43.9

0.290

 Moderate activity

78.5 ± 4.6

0

0

314.9 ± 17.3

189.2 ± 19.5

 < 0.001

34.2 ± 2.8

0

0

228.7 ± 16.7

157.7 ± 30.2

0.043

 Vigorous activity

22.81 ± 2.7

0

0

0

275.9 ± 25.7

 

4.71 ± 0.7

0

0

0

179.84 ± 19.99

 
  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)