Sarcopenia in geriatric patients from the plateau region of Qinghai-Tibet: A cross-sectional study

Table 1 General information of participants¹

		Total	Male	Female
Subjects		150 (100)	92 (61)	78 (39)
Age, yr		72.4 ± 5.6	72.9 ± 5.86	71.5 ± 5.2
BMI, kg/m2		24.11 ± 3.85	24.25 ± 3.97	23.88 ± 3.68
Ethnicity	Han	113 (75.33)	64 (42.67)	45 (30)
	Minority	37 (24.67)	28 (18.67)	13 (8.67)
Education	Illiterate	47 (31.33)	20 (13.33)	27 (18)
	Primary	41 (27.33)	28 (18.67)	13 (8.67)
	Junior	25 (16.67)	18 (12)	7 (4.67)
	Senior	23 (15.33)	15 (10)	8 (5.33)
	Diploma	9 (6)	7 (4.67)	2 (1.33)
	≥ Undergraduate	5 (3.33)	4 (2.67)	1 (0.67)
Marital status	Married	123 (82)	79 (52.67)	43 (28.67)
	Widowed	27 (18)	12 (8)	15 (10)
Smoking	Never	114 (76)	58 (38.67)	56 (37.33)
	Previously	21 (14)	20 (13.33)	1 (0.67)
	Now	15 (10)	14 (9.33)	1 (0.67)
Drinking	Never	123 (82)	68 (45.33)	55 (36.67)
	Frequently	10 (6.67)	8 (5.33)	2 (1.33)
	Stopped	17 (11.33)	16 (10.67)	1 (0.67)
Brewed tea	Never	48 (32)	29 (19.33)	19 (12.67)
	Occasionally	40 (26.67)	21 (14)	19 (12.67)
	Sometimes	26 (17.33)	18 (12)	8 (5.33)
	Frequently	36 (24)	24 (16)	12 (8)
Ghee consumption	Never	74 (49.33)	45 (30)	29 (19.33)
	Occasionally	45 (30)	27 (18)	18 (12)
	Sometimes	19 (12.67)	12 (8)	7 (4.67)
	Frequently	12 (8)	8 (5.33)	4 (2.67)
Beef/mutton consumption	Never	11 (7.33)	4 (2.67)	7 (4.67)
	Occasionally	48 (32)	25 (16.67)	23 (15.33)
	Sometimes	41 (27.33)	25 (16.67)	16 (10.67)
	Frequently	50 (33.33)	38 (25.33)	12 (8)
Fall history	No	124 (82.67)	78 (52)	46 (30.67)
	Yes	26 (17.33)	14 (9.33)	12 (8)
MNA-SF, score		11.93 ± 2.35	11.78 ± 2.29	12.17 ± 2.45
Barthel index, score		96 ± 7.6	96.8 ± 5.96	95.5 ± 9.63
Depression	No	136 (90.67)	85 (56.67)	51 (34)
	Yes	14 (9.33)	7 (4.67)	7 (4.67)
Hand grip strength, kg		24.9 ± 9.47	28.52 ± 9.39	19.24 ± 6.32
Muscle mass, kg/m2		6.95 ± 1.14	7.5 ± 0.97	6.08 ± 0.78
Six-meter gait speed, s/m		0.91 ± 0.23	0.94 ± 0.23	0.87 ± 0.24

¹Reported as n (%), unless indicated otherwise. BMI: Body mass index; MNA-SF: Mini Nutritional Assessment short form.