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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analysis for risk factors of severe 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

4.49 (2.52–7.98)

< 0.001

4.47 (2.47–8.09)

< 0.001

Female vs male

0.71 (0.45–1.13)

0.15

  

Education

 • No education/Primary

1.51 (0.45–5.02)

0.50

  

 • Secondary/diploma

1.31 (0.38–4.56)

0.67

  

 • Bachelor degree or higher

Ref

   

BMI: < 18.5 vs ≥ 18.5

7.07 (3.74–13.36)

< 0.001

5.77 (2.87–11.56)

< 0.001

6-CIT score: ≥ 7 vs < 7

1.44 (0.92–2.26)

0.11

  

Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥ 3

3.25 (1.74–6.09)

< 0.001

  

Frailty phenotype score > 3

1.65 (1.04–2.61)

0.03

  

Activities of Daily Living score < 90

1.26 (0.79–2.02)

0.33

  

MNA score < 24

2.81 (1.77–4.47)

< 0.001

2.02 (1.23–3.30)

0.005

Sensory impairment

2.63 (1.17–5.94)

0.02

  

Proximal muscle weakness

1.93 (1.1–3.39)

0.02

  

History of falls in the past 1 year

1.41 (0.88–2.27)

0.16

  

Polypharmacy ≥ 5

1.30 (0.81–2.10)

0.28

  

Herbal used

0.70 (0.35–1.4)

0.32

  

Calcium used

0.91 (0.44–1.88)

0.80

  

Had difficulty to exercise

1.27 (0.58–2.74)

0.55

  

The daily amount of hours of sitting time ≥ 6 h

1.95 (1.07–3.57)

0.03

  

Avarage weekly exercise (day)

 • No

Ref

   

 • 1–3

0.96 (0.46–2.02)

0.92

  

 • 4–7

0.98 (0.54–1.77)

0.95

  
  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