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Table 1 General characteristics of participants

From: Associations between the quality of life in sarcopenia measured with the SarQoL® and nutritional status

Variables

 

N (%)

Sex

Male

41 (12.7)

 

Female

283 (87.3)

Age

Median (25%, 75%)

72.0 (68.3, 78.0)

Living alone

No

170 (52.5)

 

Yes

154 (47.5)

Education level

≤ 6 years

196 (60.5)

 

≥ 7 years

128 (39.5)

Smoking

No

314 (96.9)

 

Yes

10 (3.1)

Depression

No

223 (68.8)

 

Yes

101 (31.2)

SARC_F

< Probable not sarcopenia

256 (79.0)

 

≥ Probable sarcopenia

68 (21.0)

SMI

Robust

288 (88.9)

 

Low

36 (11.1)

Calf circumference

Robust

183 (56.5)

 

Low

141 (43.5)

Grip strength

Robust

253 (78.1)

 

Low

71 (21.9)

TUG

Robust

224 (69.1)

 

Low

100 (30.9)

Determine (range: 0–21)

0–2

138 (42.6)

 

3–5

95 (29.3)

 

≥ 6

91 (28.1)

SalQoL

  

 Physical and mental health

Median (25%, 75%)

62.2 (51.4, 76.6)

 Locomotion

Median (25%, 75%)

66.7 (50.0, 91.7)

 Body composition

Median (25%, 75%)

62.5 (50.0, 79.2)

 Functionality

Median (25%, 75%)

73.2 (57.7, 86.5)

 Activities of daily living

Median (25%, 75%)

70.0 (55.4, 85.0)

 Leisure activities

Median (25%, 75%)

66.5 (33.3, 66.5)

 Fears

Median (25%, 75%)

87.5 (75.0, 100.0)

 Overall

Median (25%, 75%)

70.2 (56.0 81.8)

Total

 

324 (100.0)

  1. TUG, timed up and go; SMI, skeletal muscle index; DETERMINE: Disease, Eating poorly, Tooth loss, Mouth pain, Economic hardship, Reduced social contact, Multiple medicines, Involuntary weight loss or gain, Need for assistance in self-care, and Elderly; SarQoL, Sarcopenia-specific Quality of Life