Sarcopenia: Influence of Regional Skeletal Muscle Cutoff Points and Fat-Free Mass in Older Mexican People—A Pilot Study

Table 4

Health and nutritional characteristics of the nonsarcopenic older adults and those with sarcopenia defined by different cutoff points from the 2010 EWGSOP criteria.

Variables	Definition I		Definition II		Definition III		Definition IV		Definition V		Definition VI
	Non-SOA (n = 207)	SOA (n = 10)	Non-SOA (n = 199)	SOA (n = 18)	Non-SOA (n = 128)	SOA (n = 89)	Non-SOA (n = 180)	SOA (n = 37)	Non-SOA (n = 172)	SOA (n = 45)	Non-SOA (n = 160)	SOA (n = 57)
Low BW, %
Yes (T1)	12.6	50.0	10.6	55.6	5.5	27.0	6.7	51.4	5.2	48.9	4.4	42.1
No (T2 and T3)	87.4	50.0	89.4	44.4	94.5	73.0	93.3	48.6	94.8	51.1	95.6	57.9
Low FM, %
Yes (T1)	14.0	50.0	13.1	44.4	10.2	23.6	12.8	29.7	11.6	31.1	10.6	29.8
No (T2 and T3)	86.0	50.0	86.9	55.6	89.8	76.4	87.2	70.3	88.4	68.9	89.4	70.2
Low FFM, %
Yes (T1)	11.1	60.0	9.1	61.1	3.9	27.0	5.6	51.4	4.7	46.7	4.4	38.6
No (T2 and T3)	88.9	40.0	99.9	38.9	96.1	73.0	94.4	48.6	95.3	53.3	95.6	61.4
Comorbidity, %
Mild/moderate	78.9	80.0	75.4	83.3	77.3	74.2	77.2	70.3	77.3	71.1	76.9	73.7
High	24.1	20.0	24.6	16.7	22.7	25.8	22.8	29.7	22.7	28.9	23.1	26.3
CDys, %
Yes	48.3	40.0	48.7	38.9	53.1	40.5	48.9	43.2	50.6	37.8	52.5	35.1
No	51.7	60.0	51.3	61.1	46.9	59.5	51.1	56.8	49.4	62.2	47.5	64.9
HBP, %
Yes	41.8	20.0	42.9	16.7	45.3	34.1	41.3	37.8	42.7	33.3	44.0	31.6
No	58.2	80.0	57.1	83.3	54.7	65.9	58.7	62.2	57.3	66.7	56.0	69.3
Osteoporosis, %
Yes	15.9	20.0	14.6	33.3	10.9	23.6	13.9	27.0	14.0	24.4	13.8	22.8
No	84.1	80.0	85.4	66.7	89.1	76.4	86.1	73.0	86.0	75.6	86.2	77.2
Polypharmacy, %
Yes	34.3	20.0	34.2	27.8	33.6	33.7	34.4	29.7	34.9	28.9	35.6	28.1
No	65.7	80.0	65.8	72.2	66.4	66.3	65.6	70.3	65.1	71.1	64.4	71.9
Smoking, %
Yes	37.6	50.0	37.6	44.4	34.7	43.2	36.5	46.0	36.5	44.4	36.6	42.1
No	62.4	50.0	62.4	55.6	65.3	56.8	63.5	54.0	63.5	55.6	63.3	57.9
AC, %
Yes	36.7	10.0	36.7	22.2	35.2	36.0	38.3	21.6	36.6	31.1	35.6	35.1
No	63.3	90.0	63.3	77.8	64.8	64.0	61.7	78.4	63.4	68.9	64.4	64.9
PAL, %
Active/moderately	5.3	20.0	5.0	16.7	3.1	10.1	5.0	10.8	4.1	13.3	3.1	14.0
Sedentary/light	94.7	80.0	95.0	83.3	96.9	89.9	95.0	89.2	95.9	86.7	96.9	86.0

Non-SOA, nonsarcopenic older adults; SOA, sarcopenic older adults; BW, body weight; FM, fat mass; FFM, fat-free mass; T, tertile; CDys, cognitive dysfunction; AC, alcohol consumption; HBP, high blood pressure; PAL, physical activity level.