Hypertension, Sarcopenia, and Global Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Women: A Preliminary Study

Table 3

Frequency (%) of the distribution of older women according to MMSE.

Variable	MMSE
	<24	≥24
Hypertension
Yes	24.4	29.7	0.012
No	8.1	37.8
Hypertension plus low appendicular muscle mass
Yes	19.2	30.8	0.650
No	11.5	38.5
Hypertension plus low absolute muscle mass
Yes	21.1	40.3	0.847
No	12.3	26.3
Hypertension plus low sit-to-stand
Yes	22.9	29.8	0.091
No	10.5	36.8
Hypertension plus low walking speed
Yes	20,4	44.4	0.991
No	11.1	24.1
Hypertension plus low Janssen
Yes	28.0	28.0	0.030
No	4.0	40.0
Hypertension plus low Baumgartner
Yes	13.2	23.5	0.363
No	16.2	47.1
Hypertension plus low short physical performance battery
Yes	24.6	26.3	0.006
No	7.0	42.1

Data are shown as mean ± SD; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination.