Table 1 Comparison of the general information of the patients without and with sarcopenia in this study
From: Correlational analysis of sarcopenia and multimorbidity among older inpatients
sarcopenia (n=302) | Non– sarcopenia (n=349) | t/χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex [n (%)] | 2.32 | 0.127 | ||
male | 160(49.4) | 164(50.6) | ||
female | 142(43.4) | 185(56.6) | ||
Age (years, \(\stackrel{-}{x}\) mean ± SD) | 82.51 ±6.69 | 76.30 ±6.88 | –11.63 | 0.000 |
BMI (kg/m2, \(\overline{x}\)mean ± SD) | 22.35 ±3.51 | 25.94 ±3.67 | 11.13 | 0.000 |
Smoking history [n (%)] | 84(49.1) | 87(50.9) | 0.70 | 0.404 |
Drinking history [n (%)] | 54(46.2) | 87(50.9) | 0.00 | 0.955 |
Married [n (%)] | 221(43.9) | 282(56.1) | 5.36 | 0.021 |
Place of residence [n (%)] | 0.40 | 0.528 | ||
large– and medium–sized cities | 268 (46.0) | 315(54.0) | ||
rural and township | 34(50.0) | 34(50.0) | ||
Educational level [n (%)] | 8.11 | 0.017 | ||
illiteracy and primary school | 92(53.5) | 80(46.5) | ||
junior high school and high school | 116(40.4) | 171(59.6) | ||
college and bachelor’s degree or above | 94(49.0) | 98(51.0) | ||
Monthly income [n (%)] | 3.76 | 0.153 | ||
lower income | 61(45.2) | 74(54.8) | ||
median income | 105(42.3) | 143(57.7) | ||
high income | 136(50.7) | 132(49.3) | ||
ADL [n (%)] | 91.58 | 0.000 | ||
non–dependent | 89(28.6) | 222(71.4) | ||
mildly dependency | 148(56.7) | 113(43.3) | ||
moderate dependency | 37(82.2) | 8(17.8) | ||
heavy dependence | 28(82.4) | 6(17.6) | ||
Nutritional assessment [n (%)] | 113.72 | 0.000 | ||
normal nutritional status | 123(30.7) | 278(69.3) | ||
risk of malnutrition | 138(67.0) | 68(33.0) | ||
malnutrition | 41(93.2) | 3(6.8) | ||
SMI (kg/m2, \(\stackrel{-}{x}\)mean ± SD) | 5.63 ±0.81 | 6.72 ±0.97 | 15.43 | 0.000 |
Grip strength (kg, \(\stackrel{-}{x}\)mean ± SD) | 16.80±6.33 | 22.21±7.87 | 9.57 | 0.000 |
6–meter walking speed (m/s, \(\stackrel{-}{x}\)mean ± SD) | 0.74 ±0.29 | 0.99 ±0.33 | 10.08 | 0.000 |
Number of chronic diseases (\(\stackrel{-}{x}\)mean ± SD) | 4.19 ±1.40 | 3.55 ±1.21 | –6.29 | 0.000 |
Stratification of diseases number [n (%)] | 36.93 | 0.000 | ||
2–3 | 103(35.8) | 185(64.2) | ||
4–5 | 145(50.0) | 145(50.0) | ||
≥6 | 54(74.0) | 19(26.0) | ||
CCI score (\(\stackrel{-}{x}\)mean ± SD) | 6.49 ±1.75 | 4.69 ±1.52 | –14.09 | 0.000 |