Research Article
Sarco-Osteoporosis: Prevalence and Association with Frailty in Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Table 4
Characteristics of men by presence of frailty/prefrailty.
| Men
| Frailty
| Prefrailty
| Nonfrailty
| P value |
| | Age (years) | 83.5 ± 2.9 | 76.1 ± 3.5 | 72.1 ± 3.3 | 0.017 | | AMI (kg/m2) | 5.4 ± 1.3 | 6.8 ± 1.6 | 7.9 ± 1.4 | 0.014 | | Body fat (%) | 28.6 ± 2.2 | 27.3 ± 2.0 | 24.1 ± 2.1 | 0.036 | | Grip strength (kg) | 22.6 ± 1.9 | 28.1 ± 2.6 | 33.6 ± 2.0 | 0.009 | | Usual walking speed (m/s) | 0.64 ± 0.1 | 0.83 ± 0.3 | 1.52 ± 0.4 | 0.003 | | BMD (g/cm2) | | | | | | Lumbar spine | 0.75 ± 0.09 | 0.79 ± 0.11 | 0.82 ± 0.8 | 0.032 | | Femoral neck | 0.63 ± 0.10 | 0.67 ± 0.13 | 0.72 ± 0.11 | 0.037 | | Musculoskeletal diseases classification | | | | | | Sarcopenia and no osteoporosis () | 4 (21.1%) | 20 (24.7%) | 2 (3.1%) | 0.004 | | Osteoporosis and no sarcopenia () | 5 (26.3%) | 22 (27.2%) | 4 (6.3%) | 0.015 | | Sarco-osteoporosis () | 5 (26.3%) | 11 (13.6%) | 1 (1.6%) | 0.003 | | No sarcopenia and no osteoporosis () | 5 (26.3%) | 28 (34.6%) | 57 (89.1%) | 0.012 |
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Notes. Values are mean ± standard deviation (SD) and number (percentage). AMI: appendicular muscle mass index; BMD: bone mineral density.
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