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Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted associations between risk factors of sarcopenia and fall risk

From: Association between sarcopenia, physical performance and falls in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a 1-year prospective study

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted for age and sex*3

Predictors

OR

[95% CI]

p-value

AUC

[95% CI]

p-value

OR

[95% CI]

p-value

-2 Log-Likelihood

Cox- Snell R²

Nagelkerke's R²

AUC

(95% CI)

p-value

Low handgrip strength1*

1.3

[0.59-2.73]

0.538

0.5

[0.43-0.61]

0.671

1.16

[0.53-2.52]

0.714

232.99

0.03

0.04

0.61

[0.52-0.69]

0.021

Low gait speed1

2.38

[0.67-8.48]

0.182

0.52

[0.43-0.62]

0.619

1.27

[0.32-5.04]

0.732

231.65

0.03

0.05

0.62

[0.53-0.71]

0.009

High CRT time1

0.84

[0.23-3.04]

0.788

0.49

[0.40-0.58]

0.905

0.53

[0.14-2.06]

0.364

230.85

0.03

0.05

0.62

[0.53-0.71]

0.012

Low muscle mass (ASM/h²)1*

0.77

[0.28-2.12]

0.610

0.49

[0.40-0.58]

0.769

0.74

[0.26-2.07]

0.566

232.78

0.03

0.04

0.61

[0.52-0.69]

0.023

Low muscle mass (ASM/BMI)²*

2.09

[0.68-6.44]

0.198

0.53

[0.43-0.62]

0.581

1.85

[0.59-5.75]

0.290

232.07

0.03

0.05

0.61

[0.52-0.70]

0.018

Sarcopenia (EWGSOP2)1

 No sarcopenia

Reference

0.52

[0.43-0.61]

0.689

Reference

231.23

0.03

0.05

0.62

[0.53-0.71]

0.01

 Probable sarcopenia

1.12

[0.51-2.47]

0.779

0.92

[0.40-2.08]

0.838

 Confirmed sarcopenia

1.55

[0.39-6.16]

0.531

1.64

[0.40-6.61]

0.489

Sarcopenia (FNIH)²*

 No sarcopenia

Reference

0.51

[0.41-0.60]

0.87

Reference

232.95

0.03

0.04

0.6

[0.52-0.69]

0.027

 Sarcopenia

1.61

[0.30-8.56]

0.577

1.44

[0.27-7.74]

0.673

  1. 1according to cut-off-values by EWGSOP2: low grip strength: men <27 kg, women <16 kg; low gait speed <0.8m/s; high CRT time >15s; low muscle mass ASM/h²: men <7 kg, women <5,5 kg;
  2. sarcopenia classification: probable: low grip strength and/or high CRT time; confirmed: low grip strength and/or high CRT time and low ASM/h²; severe: low grip strength and/or high CRT time and low ASM/h² and low gait speed
  3. ² according to cut-off-values by FNIH: low muscle mass ASM/BMI: men<0.789m², women<0.512m² and low grip strength: men<26kg, women<16kg
  4. *low grip strength and low muscle mass are already adjusted for sex
  5. ³ Male = Reference