Sarcopenia in geriatric patients from the plateau region of Qinghai-Tibet: A cross-sectional study

Table 2 Results of univariate analysis of factors associated with sarcopenia¹

		Sarcopenia
		No	Yes	t/χ2	P value
Subjects		120	30	-	-
Age, yr		71.93 ± 5.42	74.37 ± 6.15	2.15	0.03
Hospital stay, d		12.37 ± 4.34	13.77 ± 5.92	-1.46	0.15
BMI, kg/m2		24.95 ± 3.70	20.77 ± 2.36	5.89	0.001
BMI	Low	6 (5.0)	6 (20.0)	24.42	< 0.001
	Normal	44 (36.7)	21 (0.7)
	High	70 (58.3)	3 (10.0)
Gender	Male	79 (65.8)	13 (43.3)	5.15	0.024
	Female	41 (34.2)	17 (56.7)
Ethnic	Han	89 (74.2)	24 (80.0)	0.44	0.64
	Minority	31 (25.8)	6 (20.0)
Education	Illiterate	35 (29.2)	12 (40.0)	5.77	0.33
	Primary	34 (28.3)	7 (23.3)
	Junior	20 (16.7)	5 (16.7)
	Senior	17 (14.2)	6 (20.0)
	Diploma	9 (7.5)	-
	≥ Undergraduate	5 (4.2)	-
Marital status	Married	105 (87.5)	18 (60.0)	12.30	< 0.001
	Widowed	15 (12.5)	12 (40.0)
Smoking	Never	89 (74.2)	25 (83.3)	1.11	0.57
	Previously	18 (15.0)	3 (10.0)
	Now	13 (10.8)	2 (6.7)
Drinking	Never	98 (81.7)	27 (90.0)	1.24	0.54
	Frequently	9 (7.5)	1 (3.3)
	Stopped	13 (10.8)	2 (6.7)
Brewing tea	Never	41 (34.2)	7 (23.3)	3.04	0.39
	Occasionally	31 (25.8)	9 (30.0)
	Sometimes	18 (15.0)	8 (26.7)
	Frequently	30 (25.0)	6 (20.0)
Ghee consumption	Never	58 (48.3)	16 (53.3)	7.16	0.07
	Occasionally	41 (34.2)	4 (13.3)
	Sometimes	12 (10.0)	7 (23.3)
	Frequently	9 (7.5)	3 (10.0)
Beef/mutton consumption	Never	5 (4.2)	6 (20.0)	16.12	0.001
	Occasionally	41 (34.2)	7 (23.3)
	Sometimes	29 (24.2)	12 (40.0)
	Frequently	45 (37.5)	5 (16.7)
Fall history	No	102 (85.0)	22 (73.3)	2.28	0.13
	Yes	18 (15.0)	8 (26.7)
MNA-SF, score		11.87 ± 2.39	12.20 ± 2.20	–0.69	0.49
Barthel index, score		96.29 ± 8.16	96.5 ± 4.76	–0.13	0.89
Depression, score		2.51 ± 2.55	3.90 ± 3.22	–2.53	0.012

¹Reported as n (%), unless indicated otherwise. BMI: Body mass index; MNA-SF: Mini Nutritional Assessment short form.