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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analysis for risk factors of sarcopenia

From: The prevalence and risk factors of sarcopenia among Thai community-dwelling older adults as defined by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS-2019) criteria: a cross-sectional study

 

Univariate

Multivariate

OR (95%CI)

P-value

aOR (95%CI)

P-value

Age ≥ 70 vs < 70 year

2.54 (1.81–3.57)

< 0.001

2.40 (1.67–3.45)

< 0.001

Female vs male

0.85 (0.61–1.2)

0.36

  

Education

 No education/Primary

1.72 (0.75–3.95)

0.20

  

 Secondary/diploma

1.18 (0.5–2.8)

0.71

  

 Bachelor degree or higher

Ref

   

BMI: < 18.5 vs ≥ 18.5

10.07 (5.28–19.2)

< 0.001

8.79 (4.44–17.39)

< 0.001

6-CIT score: ≥ 8 vs < 8

1.76 (1.28–2.42)

< 0.001

1.52 (1.08–12.15)

0.02

Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥ 3

1.68 (1.17–2.4)

0.01

  

Frailty phenotype score > 3

1.27 (0.91–1.78)

0.16

  

Activities of Daily Living score < 90

1.21 (0.87–1.7)

0.26

  

MNA < 24

2.46 (1.78–3.39)

< 0.001

1.75 (1.24–2.48)

0.002

Sensory impairment

1.4 (0.68–2.86)

0.36

  

Proximal muscle weakness

1.43 (0.93–2.22)

0.11

  

Polypharmacy ≥ 5

0.79 (0.55–1.14)

0.01

  

Herbal used

1.1 (0.72–1.68)

0.67

  

Calcium used

0.77 (0.46–1.3)

0.33

  

Had difficulty to exercise

1.14 (0.64–2.01)

0.66

  

The daily amount of hours of sitting time ≥ 6 h

1.7 (1.07–2.7)

0.03

  

Avarage weekly exercise (day)

 No

Ref

   

 1–3

0.63 (0.37–1.07)

0.09

  

 4–7

0.83 (0.56–1.24)

0.37

  

History of falls in the past 1 year

1.06 (0.75–1.5)

0.76

  
  1. Multivariate models were developed by adjusting for covariates with p < 0.1 in univariate models with stepwise backward LR
  2. BMI Body mass index, 6-CIT 6-item Cogitive Impairment Test, MNA Mini Nutritional Assessment, OR Odds ratio, aOR Adjusted odds ratio,95%CI 95% confidence interval