Table 4 Odds ratio for sarcopenia according to physical activities intensity

Men

Sarcopenia (Skeletal muscle index)

n = 184

n = 866

n = 426

n = 475

  Unadjusted

1

0.706 (0.485–1.029)

0.542 (0.351–0.837)†

0.390 (0.254–0.601)†

  Model 1

1

0.710 (0.479–1.052)

0.559 (0.354–0.883)*

0.468 (0.298–0.734)†

  Model 2

1

0.748 (0.485–1.152)

0.606 (0.374–0.984)*

0.529 (0.326–0.858)*

  Model 3

1

0.671 (0.419–1.075)

0.505 (0.287–0.888)*

0.450 (0.250–0.808)†

  Model 4

1

0.644 (0.395–1.049)

0.512 (0.289–0.907)*

0.444 (0.242–0.818)†

Sarcopenia (Hand grip strength)

n = 595

n = 1684

n = 603

n = 227

  Unadjusted

1

0.824 (0.636–1.068)

0.479 (0.337–0.680)†

0.166 (0.083–0.333)†

  Model 1

1

0.831 (0.624–1.107)

0.636 (0.438–0.924)*

0.283 (0.143–0.563)†

  Model 2

1

0.957 (0.729–1.257)

0.865 (0.595–1.259)

0.431 (0.216–0.861)*

  Model 3

1

0.865 (0.646–1.158)

0.672 (0.460–0.982)*

0.293 (0.149–0.576)†

  Model 4

1

0.996 (0.752–1.319)

0.912 (0.624–1.332)

0.450 (0.228–0.890)*

Women

Sarcopenia (Skeletal muscle index)

n = 420

n = 1075

n = 567

n = 408

  Unadjusted

1

1.021 (0.737–1.414)

0.630 (0.433–0.918)*

0.593 (0.388–0.904)*

  Model 1

1

1.186 (0.848–1.658)

0.745 (0.507–1.095)

0.770 (0.499–1.187)

  Model 2

1

1.216 (0.858–1.724)

0.785 (0.526–1.172)

0.795 (0.508–1.245)

  Model 3

1

1.213 (0.814–1.809)

0.726 (0.470–1.122)

0.649 (0.390–1.082)

  Model 4

1

1.304 (0.861–1.975)

0.791 (0.510–1.227)

0.694 (0.413–1.164)

Sarcopenia (Hand grip strength)

n = 823

n = 2243

n = 469

n = 97

  Unadjusted

1

0.393 (0.327–0.472)†

0.246 (0.181–0.336)†

0.153 (0.076–0.307)†

  Model 1

1

0.566 (0.466–0.689)†

0.446 (0.323–0.616)†

0.383 (0.183–0.800)*

  Model 2

1

0.632 (0.516–0.775)†

0.541 (0.387–0.754)†

0.463 (0.210–1.021)

  Model 3

1

0.566 (0.464–0.690)†

0.440 (0.318–0.608)†

0.368 (0.176–0.771)†

  Model 4

1

0.628 (0.510–0.773)†

0.534 (0.382–0.747)†

0.441 (0.199–0.975)*