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Table1 Association of overweight and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with pre-frailty

From: Association of visceral fat area with pre-frailty in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total

n = 198

Robust

n = 49

Pre-frail

n = 149

P Value

Effect size (d)

95% C.I

Demographic

 Age

75.4 ± 5.4

74.7 ± 6.0

75.7 ± 5.1

0.316

0.187

-0.136–0.511

 Sex (women)

138 (69.7)

36 (73.5)

102 (68.5)

0.508

  

Body composition

 SMM (kg)

21.03 ± 6.34

20.30 ± 3.73

21.28 ± 4.09

0.178

0.245

-0.079–0.568

 SMI (kg/m2)

6.34 ± 0.87

6.15 ± 0.83

6.40 ± 0.88

0.087

0.288

-0.036–0.612

 BMR (kcal)

1214.94 ± 143.45

1186.92 ± 132.11

1224.15 ± 146.23

0.159

0.260

-0.063–0.584

 PBF (%)

30.2 ± 7.1

28.5 ± 7.5

30.8 ± 6.9

0.057

0.326

0.002–0.651

 BMI (kg/m2)

23.5 ± 3.3

22.4 ± 3.1

23.8 ± 3.2

0.009*

0.441

0.115–0.767

 VFA (cm2)

81.5 ± 32.8

71.6 ± 28.9

84.8 ± 33.5

0.015*

0.407

0.082–0.732

Overweight

a Overweight (%BF)

127 (64.1)

30 (61.2)

97 (65.1)

0.624

0.070

-0.209–0.349

b Overweight (BMI)

62 (33.6)

12 (24.5)

50 (33.6)

0.235

0.164

-0.110–0.449

c Overweight (VFA)

54 (27.3)

7 (14.3)

47 (31.5)

0.019*

0.338

0.056–0.621

Health characteristics

 The number of prescription medications taken per day

2 (0–13)

1 (0–6)

2 (0–13)

0.011*

0.368

0.084–0.651

 Depression (GDS5 ≥ 2)

68 (34.3)

11 (22.4)

57 (38.3)

0.043*

0.291

0.009–0.572

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

 Cannot sleep well

17 (8.6)

4 (8.2)

13 (8.7)

0.903

0.017

-0.261–0.296

 Stress and anxiety

50 (25.3)

8 (16.3)

42 (28.2)

0.097

0.238

-0.043–0.518

 Going out less than last year

154 (77.8)

31 (63.3)

122 (82.6)

0.005*

0.407

0.123–0.691

  1. Results are presented as mean ± SD, median (range), or n (%)
  2. Abbreviations: SMM Skeletal Muscle Mass, SMI Skeletal Muscle mass Index, BMR Basal Metabolic Rate, PBF Percentage of body fat, BMI Body Mass Index, VFA Visceral fat area, CI Confidence interval
  3. a Overweight: Men: PBF ≥ 25%, Women: PBF ≥ 30%
  4. b Overweight, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2
  5. c Overweight: Visceral fat area ≥ 100 cm2
  6. * P-value < 0. 05