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Table 2 Sample characteristics among obese, normal, sarcopenic and sarcopenic obese groups

From: Sarcopenic obesity and physical performance in middle aged women: a cross-sectional study in Northeast Brazil

Variables

Obese

Normal

Sarcopenia

Sarcopenic obesity

p value

 

n = 331 (67.4 %)

n = 64 (13.0 %)

n = 61 (12.4 %)

n = 35 (7.1 %)

 

n (%)

Age

         

 ≤ 45 years

67

(67.6 %)

10

(10.1 %)

14

(14.1 %)

8

(8.1 %)

0.88

 46–49 years

96

(65.8 %)

24

(16.4 %)

17

(11.6 %)

9

(6.2 %)

 50–54 years

109

(69.9 %)

19

(12.2 %)

19

(12.2 %)

9

(5.8 %)

 >55 years

59

(65.6 %)

11

(12.2 %)

11

(12.2 %)

9

(10.0 %)

Education

         

 Less than primary education

148

(72.2 %)

26

(12.7 %)

18

(8.8 %)

13

(6.3 %)

0.09

 Between primary and secondary

135

(66.2 %)

25

(12.3 %)

26

(12.7 %)

18

(8.8 %)

Secondary or more

48

(58.5 %)

13

(15.9 %)

17

(20.7 %)

4

(4.9 %)

Family income

         

 ≥ 3 MW

97

(66.4 %)

23

(15.8 %)

19

(13.0 %)

7

(4.8 %)

0.41

 < 3 MW

234

(67.8 %)

41

(11.9 %)

42

(12.2 %)

28

(8.1 %)

Common law

         

 No

86

(61.9 %)

25

(18.0 %)

19

(13.7 %)

9

(6.5 %)

0.18

 Yes

245

(69.6 %)

39

(11.1 %)

42

(11.9 %)

26

(7.4 %)

Race

         

 White

129

(67.2 %)

25

(13.0 %)

24

(12.5 %)

14

(7.3 %)

0.26

 Black

24

(88.9 %)

1

(3.7 %)

0

(0.0 %)

2

(7.4 %)

 Pardo (Mixed race)

177

(65.6 %)

37

(13.7 %)

37

(13.7 %)

19

(7.0 %)

Physical activity

         

 No

241

(66.9 %)

47

(13.1 %)

45

(12.5 %)

27

(7.5 %)

0.96

 Yes

89

(68.5 %)

17

(13.1 %)

16

(12.3 %)

8

(6.2 %)

Walking (min/week)

         

 <90

179

(67.8 %)

28

(10.6 %)

38

(14.4 %)

19

(7.2 %)

0.22

 ≥ 90

152

(67.0 %)

36

(15.9 %)

23

(10.1 %)

16

(7.0 %)

Sitting time per day

         

 4 h or less

216

(67.3 %)

36

(11.2 %)

45

(14.0 %)

24

(7.5 %)

0.22

 More than 4 h

114

(67.5 %)

28

(16.6 %)

16

(9.5 %)

11

(6.5 %)

Menopausal status

         

 Premenopausal

58

(56.9 %)

18

(17.6 %)

14

(13.7 %)

12

(11.8 %)

0.05

 Perimenopausal

113

(74.3 %)

14

(9.2 %)

19

(12.5 %)

6

(3.9 %)

 Post-menopausal

91

(70.0 %)

15

(11.5 %)

18

(13.8 %)

6

(4.6 %)

 Hysterectomy before 40 years

26

(59.1 %)

9

(20.5 %)

3

(6.8 %)

6

(13.6 %)

 Hysterectomy after40 years

24

(58.5 %)

6

(14.6 %)

6

(14.6 %)

5

(12.2 %)