A sarcopenia prediction model based on the calf maximum muscle circumference measured by ultrasound

BMC Geriatrics

Table 3 Binary logistic regression analysis of statistically significant variables

Variable		Univariate analysis			Multifactor analysis
Variable		P value	OR	95% CI	P value	OR	95% CI
Gender		0.020	2.120	1.124–3.998	0.354	1.585	0.598 ~ 4.197
Age > 70 years old		0.006	2.455	1.295 ~ 4.653	0.008	3.949	1.430 ~ 10.902
ALB<40 g/L		<0.001	7.048	3.538 ~ 14.039	0.008	3.637	1.392 ~ 9.505
BRMT<15 mm		<0.001	4.021	2.088 ~ 7.744	0.002	4.818	1.761 ~ 13.187
CMMC<24 cm		<0.001	30.550	10.088 ~ 92.519	<0.001	38.659	10.135 ~ 147.457
Glh MT<15 mm		<0.001	5.844	2.951 ~ 11.574	0.001	6.102	2.100 ~ 17.731
Gmh MT<15 mm		<0.001	5.758	2.895 ~ 11.452	0.979	1.061	0.013 ~ 88.396
Not eating meat at every meal		0.001	2.975	1.537 ~ 5.759	0.264	1.790	0.644 ~ 4.973
Weekly exercise duration<90 min		0.001	3.295	1.601 ~ 6.779	0.571	1.343	0.484 ~ 3.726
Constant quantity	-4.449				<0.001	0.012

VLDL: very low density lipoprotein LDL: low density lipoprotein HDL: high density lipoprotein TC: total cholesterol
GLB: globulin ALB: albumin TP: total protein CMMC: Calf muscle maximum circumference MT: muscle thickness
Glh: gastrocnemius lateral head Gmh: gastrocnemius medial head VM: vastus medialis BR: brachioradialis

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