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Table 1 Characteristics of individuals with and without sarcopenia

From: The association of dietary inflammatory potential with sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling older adults

 

All

No Sarcopenia (n = 451)

Sarcopenia (n = 64)

p-value

Age

71.31 ± 4.71

71.08 ± 4.62

73.21 ± 5.03

0.002*

Gender

 Male

203

181

22

0.229

 Female

312

270

42

 

Education level

 High school and below

34

28

6

0.125

 College degree

336

300

36

 

 Bachelor’s degree and above

92

86

6

 

 Master’s degree and above

53

44

9

 

Hight (cm)

162.26 ± 7.75

162.76 ± 7.68

158.24 ± 7.14

0.000*

Weight (kg)

62.31 ± 10.74

63.44 ± 10.46

53.22 ± 8.46

0.000*

BMI (kg/m2)

23.59 ± 3.21

23.89 ± 3.17

21.16 ± 2.52

0.000*

Drinking history (%)

   

0.216

 Yes

67

62

5

 

 No

448

396

52

 

Annual household income (RMB)

   

0.215

  ≤ 30,000

44

41

3

 

 30,000—90,000

394

348

46

 

 90,000—240,000

71

65

6

 

  > 240,000

6

4

2

 

Lives alone

   

0.193

 Yes

21

17

4

 

 No

494

441

53

 

FFMI (kg/m2)

16.60 ± 1.85

16.80 ± 1.811

15.03 ± 1.38

0.000*

BMR (kcal)

1323.12 ± 171.19

1339.80 ± 168.45

1189.09 ± 129.87

0.000*

FMI (kg/m2)

6.96 ± 2.46

7.06 ± 2.49

6.14 ± 2.09

0.000*

ASMI (kg/m2)

6.86 ± 1.02

6.98 ± 0.99

5.84 ± 0.70

0.000*

Handgrip strength (kg)

26.08 ± 8.02

26.92 ± 7.93

19.30 ± 4.85

0.000*

Morse score

13.73 ± 15.43

13.62 ± 15.19

14.56 ± 17.33

0.698

SSRS score

35.05 ± 7.54

35.15 ± 7.55

34.26 ± 7.54

0.404

GDS-15 score

1.72 ± 2.04

1.69 ± 1.94

1.98 ± 2.68

0.278

SPPB score

11.11 ± 1.49

11.22 ± 1.37

10.25 ± 2.06

0.000*

Cognitive impairment

   

0.028*

 Yes

174

145

29

 

 No

341

306

35

 

T2DM

   

0.269

 Yes

91

82

9

 

 No

424

369

55

 

Hypertension

   

0.534

 Yes

232

203

29

 

 No

283

248

35

 

CVD

   

0.255

 Yes

66

60

6

 

 No

449

391

58

 

Cancer

   

0.594

 Yes

11

10

1

 

 No

504

441

63

 

Low SPPB

   

0.000*

 Yes

58

41

17

 

 No

457

417

40

 

Low 6 m walk test (gait speed)

   

0.002*

 Yes

92

73

17

 

 No

423

385

38

 

Low 5-times sit-stand chair test

   

0.000*

 Yes

57

41

16

 

 No

458

417

41

 

DII score

0.20 ± 1.75

0.10 ± 1.70

0.94 ± 1.93

0.001*

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD for continuous variables and n for categorical variables. ANOVA test for continuous variables and Chi-square test for categorical variables
  2. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, FFMI Fat free mass index, FMI Fat mass index, BMR Basal metabolic rate, FMI Fat mass index, ASMI Appendicular skeletal muscle index, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, SSRS Social Support Rate Scale, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery, T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus, CVD Cardiovascular disease, DII Dietary inflammatory index. Low SPPB defined as SPPB score ≤ 9. Low gait speed defined as < 1.0 m/s. Low 5-times sit-stand chair test defined as ≥ 12 s, DII Dietary inflammatory index
  3. *p < 0.05
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