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Table 5 Linear regression analysis of the association between Alternative Healthy Eating Index and components of sarcopenia

From: Relationship between healthy eating index and sarcopenia in elderly people

   

AHEI diet score

Crude

 

Model 1 a

 

Model 2 b

 

Model 3 d

β

95% CI

P

R2

 

β

95% CI

P

R2

 

β

95% CI

P

R2

 

β

95% CI

P

R2

Muscle mass [ASM/h2] C

0.019

−0.118, 0.155

0.78

0.016

 

0.069

−0.044, 0.182

0.23

0.586

 

0.061

−0.053, 0.175

0.29

0.603

 

0.050

− 0.022, 0.123

0.173

0.862

Hand grip strength

−0.119

− 0.610, 0.372

0.63

0.028

 

0.149

−0.180, 0.477

0.37

0.756

 

0.174

−0.155, 0.503

0.29

0.767

 

−0.023

−0.085, 0.040

0.475

0.379

Gait speed

−0.018

−0.048, 0.013

0.25

0.066

 

−0.011

−0.041, 0.018

0.45

0.337

 

−0.013

−0.042, 0.016

0.371

0.421

 

0.001

−0.065, 0.067

0.982

0.365

  1. aModel 1: Adjusted for age, sex and energy intake
  2. bModel 2: Further adjusted for physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, medication use (statin, ACEi, estrogen, testosterone), corticosteroid use and positive history of disease (asthma, arthritis, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, diabetes)
  3. CAppendicular skeletal muscle
  4. dAdditionally adjusted for BMI