Table 3 Basic characteristics of participants according to the quality of life of possible sarcopenia and sarcopenia

Gender

Male

61.81 ± 15.99

60.16 ± 13.73

Female

52.74 ± 12.63

53.35 ± 12.27

t/Z

-3.822

3.178

p-value

0.000

0.002

Age (years)

60–69

58.56 ± 15.30

59.48 ± 12.49

70–79

53.43 ± 14.02

54.78 ± 12.80

>80

52.43 ± 9.48

56.67 ± 16.63

F

0.955

1.933

p-value

0.530

0.148

Monthly income

<2000 Yuan

56.24 ± 14.82

57.03 ± 13.39

2000 Yuan and above

57.77 ± 12.25

54.87 ± 15.36

t

-0.288

0.440

p-value

0.774

0.660

Marital status

Married

57.28 ± 14.63

57.38 ± 12.80

Divorce

58.81 ± 29.95

54.40 ± 20.33

Widowed

53.02 ± 13.59

56.01 ± 14.46

F

1.429

0.237

p-value

0.242

0.790

Inhabiting information

Living alone

52.12 ± 12.09

66.67 ± 6.51

Live with spouse

60.99 ± 16.61

58.45 ± 12.45

Live with children and spouse

57.29 ± 14.31

58.32 ± 13.05

Live with children

52.86 ± 13.49

53.86 ± 14.21

F

2.995

2.460

p-value

0.032

0.065

Education level

Illiteracy

54.63 ± 14.94

57.81 ± 12.00

Primary school

57.87 ± 15.11

56.83 ± 13.94

Junior high school

53.95 ± 12.46

55.42 ± 14.86

F

1.301

0.242

p-value

0.275

0.785

Hearing loss

Yes

59.96 ± 14.82

60.78 ± 12.33

No

53.21 ± 13.92

54.84 ± 13.63

t

3.174

2.618

p-value

0.002

0.010

Vision loss

Yes

57.54 ± 15.32

61.10 ± 13.78

No

55.19 ± 14.08

54.60 ± 12.76

t

1.080

2.893

p-value

0.281

0.004

Self-rated health

Good

59.15 ± 13.74

67.45 ± 11.48

General

56.68 ± 16.14

57.49 ± 12.41

Poor

53.97 ± 14.38

50.83 ± 11.05

Very poor

45.56 ± 2.94

46.27 ± 9.72

F

7.591

18.517

p-value

0.055

0.000

Residual number of teeth

≤ 10 teeth

54.53 ± 13.83

54.68 ± 13.15

11–20 teeth

58.65 ± 14.73

60.20 ± 13.17

>21teeth

59.16 ± 17.71

62.72 ± 13.41

F/H

3.149

4.084

p-value

0.207

0.019

ACCI

Moderate

57.93 ± 15.31

59.15 ± 12.43

Poor

53.49 ± 13.19

53.69 ± 14.29

t

1.983

2.477

p-value

0.049

0.014

Social support

Good

48.94 ± 9.69

61.24 ± 8.20

Medium

54.94 ± 15.31

56.32 ± 13.75

Poor

59.73 ± 12.95

58.76 ± 12.75

F/H

6.021

0.544

p-value

0.049

0.581

Fall

Yes

59.87 ± 14.71

66.71 ± 11.23

No

53.21 ± 14.03

51.18 ± 11.17

t

3.132

8.170

p-value

0.002

0.000

EAT-10

Dysphagia

56.75 ± 14.38

58.84 ± 13.49

Normal

53.96 ± 16.30

49.27 ± 10.34

t

0.937

3.622

p-value

0.350

0.000

Cognitive disorder

Yes

57.48 ± 14.26

56.84 ± 12.48

No

54.57 ± 15.23

56.99 ± 14.45

t

1.318

-0.065

p-value

0.189

0.949