Table 1 Sample characteristics stratified by sarcopenia status (N = 4149)
From: Nutrition mediates the relationship between number of teeth and sarcopenia: a pathway analysis
Characteristics | Total N = 4149 | Non-sarcopenia N = 3215 | Sarcopenia N = 934 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, Mean (SD) | 62.4 (8.3) | 61.0 (7.6) | 67.0 (8.8) | < 0.001 |
Age group, N(%) | < 0.001 | |||
 50–59 | 1648 (39.7%) | 1449 (87.9%) | 199 (12.1%) |  |
 60–69 | 1664 (40.1%) | 1303 (78.3%) | 361 (21.7%) |  |
 70–79 | 709 (17.1%) | 423 (59.7%) | 286 (40.3%) |  |
 80+ | 128 (3.1%) | 40 (31.2%) | 88 (68.8%) |  |
Ethnic group, N(%) | < 0.001 | |||
 Han | 1806 (43.5%) | 1338 (74.1%) | 468 (25.9%) |  |
 Non-Han | 2343 (56.5%) | 1877 (80.1%) | 466 (19.9%) |  |
Gender, N(%) | < 0.001 | |||
 Male | 1498 (36.1%) | 1093 (73%) | 405 (27%) |  |
 Female | 2651 (63.9%) | 2122 (80%) | 529 (20%) |  |
Marriage status, N(%) | < 0.001 | |||
 Without spouse | 97 (2.3%) | 73 (75.3%) | 24 (24.7%) |  |
 Have Spouse | 3487 (84%) | 2762 (79.2%) | 725 (20.8%) |  |
 Widowed | 565 (13.6%) | 380 (67.3%) | 185 (32.7%) |  |
Educational level, N(%) | < 0.001 | |||
 No formal education | 1253 (30.2%) | 915 (73%) | 338 (27%) |  |
 Elementary school | 1397 (33.7%) | 1076 (77%) | 321 (23%) |  |
 Middle school | 903 (21.8%) | 741 (82.1%) | 162 (17.9%) |  |
 High school and above | 596 (14.4%) | 483 (81%) | 113 (19%) |  |
Smoking history, N(%) | < 0.001 | |||
 No | 3428 (82.6%) | 2718 (79.3%) | 710 (20.7%) |  |
 Yes | 721 (17.4%) | 497 (68.9%) | 224 (31.1%) |  |
Drinking alcohol history, N(%) | 0.7471 | |||
 No | 3093 (74.5%) | 2401 (77.6%) | 692 (22.4%) |  |
 Yes | 1056 (25.5%) | 814 (77.1%) | 242 (22.9%) |  |
Drinking tea history, N(%) | 0.3532 | |||
 No | 2159 (52%) | 1660 (76.9%) | 499 (23.1%) |  |
 Yes | 1990 (48%) | 1555 (78.1%) | 435 (21.9%) |  |
 Number of teeth, Mean (SD) | 21.8 (9.3) | 23.0 (8.5) | 17.7 (10.5) | < 0.001 |
Number of teeth group, N(%) | < 0.001 | |||
 0–8 | 550 (13.3%) | 314 (57.1%) | 236 (42.9%) |  |
 9–16 | 431 (10.4%) | 286 (66.4%) | 145 (33.6%) |  |
 17–24 | 924 (22.3%) | 714 (77.3%) | 210 (22.7%) |  |
 24–32 | 2244 (54.1%) | 1901 (84.7%) | 343 (15.3%) |  |
False teeth status, N(%) | < 0.001 | |||
 No | 2686 (64.7%) | 2157 (80.3%) | 529 (19.7%) |  |
 Yes | 1463 (35.3%) | 1058 (72.3%) | 405 (27.7%) |  |
Living alone status, N(%) | 0.0018 | |||
 No | 3951 (95.2%) | 3080 (78%) | 871 (22%) |  |
 Yes | 198 (4.8%) | 135 (68.2%) | 63 (31.8%) |  |
Chronic disease status, N(%) | 0.013 | |||
 No chronic disease | 2423 (58.4%) | 1873 (77.3%) | 550 (22.7%) |  |
 One chronic disease | 954 (23%) | 767 (80.4%) | 187 (19.6%) |  |
 Two or more chronic diseases | 772 (18.6%) | 575 (74.5%) | 197 (25.5%) |  |
Depressed status | 0.0419 | |||
 Non-depressed | 3371 (81.2%) | 2634 (78.1%) | 737 (21.9%) |  |
 Depressed | 778 (18.8%) | 581 (74.7%) | 197 (25.3%) |  |
Sleep disorders, N(%) | 0.0332 | |||
 No | 2186 (52.7%) | 1723 (78.8%) | 463 (21.2%) |  |
 Yes | 1963 (47.3%) | 1492 (76%) | 471 (24%) |  |
Anxiety status, N(%) | 0.4883 | |||
 No | 3323 (80.1%) | 2567 (77.2%) | 756 (22.8%) |  |
 Yes | 826 (19.9%) | 648 (78.5%) | 178 (21.5%) |  |
Cognitive status, N(%) | < 0.001 | |||
 No cognitive decline | 3570 (86%) | 2828 (79.2%) | 742 (20.8%) |  |
 Mild cognitive decline | 441 (10.6%) | 317 (71.9%) | 124 (28.1%) |  |
 Moderate to severe cognitive decline | 138 (3.3%) | 70 (50.7%) | 68 (49.3%) |  |
 MNA-SF score, Mean (SD) | 12.7 (1.5) | 12.9 (1.3) | 11.8 (1.7) | < 0.001 |
Nutrition status, N(%) | < 0.001 | |||
 Normal | 3330 (80.3%) | 2767 (83.1%) | 563 (16.9%) |  |
 Nutrition risk | 798 (19.2%) | 442 (55.4%) | 356 (44.6%) |  |
 Malnutrition | 21 (0.5%) | 6 (28.6%) | 15 (71.4%) |  |