Sociodemographic Characteristics and their Association with Sarcopenia.
Sociodemographic Characteristics and their Association with Sarcopenia.
| Participants (N=100) | No Sarcopenia (n=70) | Sarcopenia (n=30) | Severe Sarcopenia* (n=17) | P-Value# |
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| Age group (years), n (%) | ||||
| 65–69 (n=68) | 49 (72.1) | 19 (27.9) | 10 (14.7) | 0.45 |
| 70–75 (n=24) | 16 (66.7) | 8 (33.3) | 5 (20.8) | |
| >75 (n=8) | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | 2 (25.0) | |
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| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male (n=52) | 31 (59.6) | 21 (40.4) | 11 (21.2) | 0.10 |
| Female (n=48) | 39 (81.3) | 9 (18.8) | 6 (12.5) | |
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| Residence, n (%) | ||||
| Urban (n=60) | 41 (68.3) | 19 (31.7) | 11 (18.3) | 0.66 |
| Rural (n=40) | 29 (72.5) | 11 (27.5) | 6 (15.0) | |
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| Education level, n (%) | ||||
| <High school (n=58) | 38 (65.5) | 20 (34.5) | 9 (15.5) | 0.28 |
| ≥High school (n=42) | 32 (76.2) | 10 (23.8) | 8 (19.0) | |
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| Co-habitation, n (%) | ||||
| Living with spouse (n=78) | 57 (73.1) | 21 (26.9) | 14 (18.0) | 0.29 |
| Living alone (n=22) | 13 (59.1) | 9 (40.9) | 3 (13.6) | |
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| GDS-5 SCORE, n (%) | ||||
| ≥2 (n=57) | 42 (73.7) | 15 (26.3) | 9 (15.8) | 0.38 |
| <2 (n=43) | 28 (65.1) | 15 (34.9) | 8 (18.6) | |
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| Medical comorbidities, n (%) | ||||
| Hypertension (n=62) | 47 (75.8) | 15 (24.2) | 7 (11.3) | 0.11 |
| No hypertension (n=38) | 23 (60.5) | 15 (39.5) | 10 (26.3) | |
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| CAD (n=19) | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | 5 (26.3) | 0.26 |
| No CAD (n=81) | 59 (72.8) | 22 (27.2) | 12 (14.8) | |
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| Hypothyroidism (n=12) | 9 (75.0) | 3 (25.0) | 2 (16.7) | 0.69 |
| No hypothyroidism (n=88) | 61 (69.3) | 27 (30.7) | 15 (17.1) | |
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| Polypharmacy, n (%) | ||||
| <5 types/day (n=53) | 36 (67.9) | 17 (32.1) | 9 (17.0) | 0.63 |
| ≥5 types/day (n=47) | 34 (72.3) | 13 (27.7) | 8 (17.0) | |
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| Personal habits, n (%) | ||||
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| Smoker (n=18) | 10 (55.6) | 8 (44.4) | 6 (33.3) | 0.58 |
| Non-smoker (n=82) | 60 (73.2) | 22 (26.8) | 11 (13.4) | |
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| Drinks alcohol (n=33) | 25 (75.8) | 8 (24.2) | 6 (18.2) | 0.48 |
| Abstains from alcohol (n=67) | 45 (67.2) | 22 (32.8) | 11 (16.4) | |
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| Tobacco user (n=9) | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | 2 (22.2) | 0.45 |
| No tobacco use (n=91) | 65 (71.4) | 26 (28.6) | 9 (9.9) | |