Table 2 Patient characteristics at the time of visit
From: The impact of sarcopenia on low back pain and quality of life in patients with osteoporosis
Sarcopenia (N = 32) | Non-sarcopenia (N = 68) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) | Range (min-max) | Median (IQR) | Range (min-max) | ||
Age | 81.5 (74.5-87.8) | 63-97 | 71.5 (68.3-80.0) | 60-91 | 0.0001 |
Sex (female/male) | 28/4 | 60/8 | 0.9159 | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | 20.7 (18.8-23.1) | 14.3-26.3 | 22.5 (20.7-24.7) | 17.5-32.2 | 0.0072 |
SMI (kg/m2) | 5.1 (4.7-5.5) | 4.2-6.8 | 6.1 (5.7-6.7) | 4.9-7.9 | <.0001 |
BMD (femoral neck) | 0.50 (0.42-0.56) | 0.38-0.83 | 0.56 (0.50-0.64) | 038-0.90 | 0.0079 |
Knee extension torque (kgf/kg) | 11.7 (6.4-15.8) | 3.4-20.3 | 17.1 (13.1-21.5) | 3.9-46.3 | <.0001 |
History of vertebral fracture (N) | 19(55.88%) | 14(20.89%) | 0.0004 | ||
Adult spinal deformity (N) | 14(43.75%) | 12(17.91%) | 0.0063 | ||
Pelvic Tilt (°) | 29.0 (21.2-37.8) | 8.7-57.0 | 22.0 (16.0-28.0) | 4.0-39.7 | 0.005 |
Lumbar Lordosis (°) | 36.0 (26.3-49.8) | 12.0-68.0 | 43.0 (36.0-52.9) | 3.0-79.0 | 0.0445 |
Pelvic Incidence (°) | 54.0 (49.0-68.5) | 38.0-91.0 | 55.0 (50.0-61.0) | 34.0-85.0 | 0.6614 |
Sacral Slope (°) | 28.0 (23.3-36.8) | 13.0-56.2 | 33.2 (27.0-40.0) | 2.0-54.0 | 0.0441 |