Self-reported difficulty in walking 400 meters: the “red flag” for probable sarcopenia

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted association (OR and 95% CI) between self-reported difficulty in walking 400 m and sarcopenia (defined by EWGSOP2 criteria)

	*Univariate Odds Ratio* (95% CI)	*Adjusted* *Odds Ratio Model 1* (95% CI)	*Adjusted* *Odds Ratio Model 2* (95% CI)	*Adjusted* *Odds Ratio Model 3* (95% CI)
400 m difficulty
NO	1.0 (Referent)	1.0 (Referent)	1.0 (Referent)	1.0 (Referent)
YES	3.34 (2.75–4.07)	2.45 (1.98–3.03)	2.24 (1.79–2.80)	2.13 (1.68–2.69)

Model 1: adjusted for age and gender
Model 2: adjusted for age, gender, smoking habit, healthy diet and physical activity
Model 3: adjusted for age, gender, smoking habit, healthy diet, physical activity, BMI, hypertension, cholesterol level and diabetes

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