Non sarcopenic (n = 294)

Sarcopenic (n = 63)

P value

Age (mean ± SD)

69.8 ± 6.6

75.3 ± 10.9

0.018

Men

114 (77.6%)

33 (22.4%)

0.214

Education ≤12 years

149 (81.0%)

35 (19.0%)

0.428

Single

245 (82.8%)

51 (17.2%)

0.818

Married

49 (80.3%)

12 (19.7%)

Physical work

58 (82.9%)

12 (17.1%)

0.592

Mental work

166 (89.2%)

20 (10.8%)

No previous occupation

70 (76.9%)

21 (23.1%)

Body mass index, kg/m² (mean ± SD)

21.3 ± 3.7

18.4 ± 1.0

0.031

Regular physical activity

147 (74.6%)

50 (25.4%)

0.002

Fat free mass (mean ± SD)

45.3 ± 7.9

38.6 ± 5.6

0.000

Fat free mass index (FFMI) (mean ± SD)

16.8 ± 2.0

13.6 ± 1.3

0.000

Hand grip (mean ± SD)

20.2 ± 9.0

17.4 ± 10.2

0.210

Four meters walking test (m/s) (mean ± SD)

0.8 ± 0.3

0.5 ± 0.2

0.024

Hypertension

133 (85.3%)

23 (14.7%)

0.433

Diabetes mellitus

84 (90.3%)

9 (9.7%)

0.121

Ischemic heart disease

26 (38.2%)

42 (61.8%)

0.045

Congestive heart failure

47 (67.1%)

23 (32.9%)

0.100

Stroke

14 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0.123

Osteoarthritis

42 (89.4%)

5 (10.6%)

0.307

Chronic liver disease

9 (81.8%)

2 (19.9%)

0.890

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

188 (84.7%)

34 (15.3%)

0.208