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Table 2 Comparison quality of life scores between possible sarcopenia and sarcopenia

From: The quality of life and related factors in older adults with possible sarcopenia and sarcopenia in rural areas of Xinjiang, China: a cross sectional study

Variables

Possible sarcopenia

Sarcopenia

t/U

p-value

Total score

56.31 ± 14.69

56.91 ± 13.45

-0.389

0.697

Physical and mental health

57.82 ± 16.86

60.01 ± 16.80

-1.183

0.238

Locomotion

52.00 ± 17.12

55.35 ± 11.54

-2.708*

0.007

Body composition

61.58 ± 15.23

59.55 ± 14.57

1.236

0.217

Functionality

66.50 ± 19.16

67.02 ± 19.07

-0.249

0.804

Activities of daily living

49.23 ± 24.77

47.53 ± 25.56

0.611

0.542

Leisure activities

29.71 ± 16.29

32.80 ± 19.61

-1.572

0.117

Fears

72.06 ± 17.21

71.81 ± 15.04

-0.372*

0.710

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard error for continuous variables.*Data variances were not uniform and U test was used