Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with sarcopenia in the sample of 110 hospitalized elderly
From: Frequency of sarcopenia and associated factors among hospitalized elderly patients
Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | OR (CI 95%) | P-value | OR (CI 95%) | P-value |
Age | 1.16 (1.09–1.24) | 0.001 | 1.14 (1.06–1.23) | 0.001 |
Age (60–69 years) | 0.12 (0.04–0.38) | 0.001 | ||
Age (70–79 years) | 1.29 (0.49–3.4) | 0.606 | ||
Age (≥80 years) | 9.8 (3.3–28.8) | 0.001 | ||
Gender (Male) | 0.7 (0.3–1.6) | 0.36 | ||
Admission profile (Clinical) | 6.7 (1.9–24.1) | 0.001 | 5.15 (1.16–22.9) | 0.031 |
MMSE | 0.87 (0.77–0.93) | 0.001 | ||
Charlson index | 1.4 (1.07–1.82) | 0.013 | ||
Charlson index (≥5) | 2.3 (0.8–6.9) | 0.11 | ||
Length of stay (days) | 1.1 (0.4–2.9) | 0.81 | ||
Smoking (Present) | 5.5 (1.6–18.4) | 0.007 | 7.8 (1.5–39.9) | 0.014 |
Falls in the last year (Present) | 2.1 (0.8–5.6) | 0.13 | ||
Physical activity prior (less than 2x per week) | 3.4 (1.1–10.9) | 0.034 | ||