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Table 1 Socio-demographic data of the studied participants

From: Sarcopenia and its associated factors among hip fracture patients admitted to a North African (Egyptian) Level one trauma center, a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total (n = 135)

Baseline data

Age (years)

68 ± 8.3 (50–80)*, 69 (63–75)†

Sex‡

Male

65 (48.1%)

Female

70 (51.9%), [Premenopausal: 3 (4.3%), Postmenopausal: 67 (95.7%)]

BMI (kg/m2)

25.8 ± 5.3*, 25.4 (13.6–37.6)†

BMI categories‡

Underweight (< 18.5)

9 (6.7%)

Normal weight (18.5–24.9)

53 (39.3%)

Overweight (25–29.9)

40 (29.6%)

Obese (≥ 30)

33 (24.4%)

Smoking‡

Yes

28 (20.7%)

No

107 (79.3%)

Medical comorbidities‡

DM

36 (26.7%)

HTN

45 (33.3%)

Steroid intake‡

Yes

5 (3.7%)

No

130 (96.3%)

Chronic diseases‡

Yes

27 (20%)

No

108 (80%)

nutritional habits‡(daily consumption)

Coffee consumption

10 (7.4%)

Tea consumption

111 (82.2%)

Soda consumption

25 (18.5%)

Milk

38 (28.1%)

Cheese

38 (28.1%)

Yogurt

23 (17%)

Fracture type‡

Intertrochanteric fracture

80 (59.3%)

Neck of femur

55 (40.7%)

InBody, DEXA, and SARC-F score measurement of the studied group

SMM (kg)

24 ± 4.5*, 23.5 (15.3–48.1)†

Fat mass (kg)

23.1 ± 8.7*, 23.2 (1.1–48)†

BMR

1275.8 ± 156.1*, 1257 (1025–2039)†

Nutritional status

Total water (L)

30.6 ± 5.2*, 28.9 (22.1–56)†

Protein (Kg)

8.4 ± 1.5*, 8.2 (5.7–16.6)†

Minerals (Kg)

2.9 ± 0.4*, 2.9 (1.9–4.5)†

Hand grip strength (kg)

20.6 ± 7.7*, 20 (10–50)†

SARC-F score ‡

Strength

Not at all

108 (80)

Some difficulty

20 (14.8)

Very difficult

7 (5.2)

Assistance walking

Not at all

115 (85.2)

Some difficulty

13 (9.6)

Very difficult

7 (5.2)

Rising from a chair

Not at all

115 (85.2)

Some difficulty

16 (11.9)

Very difficult

4 (3)

Climbing stairs

Not at all

105 (77.8)

Some difficulty

14 (10.4)

Very difficult

16 (11.9)

Falls

None

78 (57.8)

1–3 times

29 (21.5)

 > 3 times

28 (20.7)

Sum SARC-F

Normal (0—3 points)

115 (85.2%)

Abnormal (≥ 4 points)

20 (14.8%)

  1. *mean ± SD (range). †Median (IQR range). ‡ Number (percentage)
  2. SMM skeletal muscle mass, BMR basal metabolic rate, L Liter, Kg kilogram