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Table 1 Comparison of the frequency of sarcopenia among adults of different genders in Tianjin region under the Asian diagnostic criteria

From: Association between sarcopenia and levels of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 in the elderly

Age

Total (n)

Male

Female

Ļ‡2 value

P value

n

Morbidity

n

Morbidity

60ā€“69

1137

726

33 (4.54)

411

42 (10.22)

11.847

0.001

70ā€“79

1209

903

87 (9.63)

306

60 (19.61)

15.992

<ā€‰0.001

80ā€“87

930

696

138 (19.82)

234

60 (25.64)

2.24

0.135

Ļ‡2tendencyvalue

Ā 

62.54

26.776

Ā Ā 

P value

Ā 

<ā€‰0.001

<ā€‰0.001

Ā Ā