Factors associated with sarcopenia on multivariate logistic regression
| Sarcopenia AWGS 2019 | Sarcopenia FNIH | |||
| Adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) | P value | |
| Age | 1.08 (1.05 to 1.11) | <0.001 | 1.07 (1.04 to 1.11) | <0.001 |
| Male | 2.03 (1.29 to 3.21) | 0.002 | 6.78 (4.12 to 11.17) | <0.001 |
| Low education | – | – | 2.15 (1.27 to 3.63) | 0.004 |
| Underweight | 2.32 (1.22 to 4.41) | 0.010 | – | – |
| Malnourished | 3.77 (1.19 to 11.91) | 0.024 | 3.35 (1.28 to 8.76) | 0.013 |
| Physical activity levels | ||||
| High (reference group) | 1 | <0.001 | 1 | <0.001 |
| Moderate | 4.12 (2.34 to 7.26) | 6.27 (3.33 to 11.81) | ||
| Low | 7.02 (3.52 to 14.01) | 10.75 (5.10 to 22.65) | ||
| Chronic lung diseases (COPD/Asthma) | 3.48 (2.10 to 5.77) | <0.001 | 2.58 (1.56 to 4.28) | <0.001 |
AWGS, Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia; ; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FNIH, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.