Table 2 Comparisons of the EQ-5D profile and utility index between patients with sarcopenia and non-sarcopenia
|  | Total n = 382 | P | Male n = 190 | P | Female n = 192 | P | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Sarcopenia (n = 96) | Non-Sarcopenia (n = 286) |  | Sarcopenia (n = 77) | Non-sarcopenia (n = 113) |  | Sarcopenia (n = 19) | Non-sarcopenia (n = 173) | ||||
Mobility, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 | Â | Â | Â | 0.008 | Â | Â | Â | 0.098 |
 No | 253 (66.2) | 50 (52.1) | 203 (71.0) |  | 120 (63.2) | 40 (51.9) | 80 (70.8) |  | 133 (69.3) | 10 (52.6) | 123 (71.1) |  |
 Some + Extreme | 129 (33.8) | 46 (47.9) | 83 (29.0) |  | 70 (36.8) | 37 (48.1) | 33 (29.2) |  | 59 (30.7) | 9 (47.7) | 50 (28.9) |  |
Self-care, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.007 | Â | Â | Â | 0.028 | Â | Â | Â | 0.026 |
 No | 286 (74.9) | 62 (64.6) | 224 (78.3) |  | 144 (75.8) | 52 (67.5) | 92 (81.4) |  | 142 (74.0) | 10 (52.6) | 132 (76.3) |  |
 Some + Extreme | 96 (25.1) | 34 (35.1) | 62 (21.7) |  | 46 (24.2) | 25 (32.5) | 21 (18.6) |  | 50 (26.0) | 9 (47.7) | 41 (23.7) |  |
Usual activities, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â | Â | Â | 0.005 | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 No | 267 (69.9) | 53 (55.2) | 214 (74.8) |  | 135 (71.1) | 46 (59.7) | 89 (78.8) |  | 132 (68.8) | 7 (36.8) | 125 (72.3) |  |
 Some + Extreme | 115 (30.1) | 43 (44.8) | 72 (25.2) |  | 55 (28.9) | 31 (40.3) | 24 (21.2) |  | 60 (31.3) | 12 (63.2) | 48 (27.7) |  |
Pain, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.004 | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 | Â | Â | Â | 0.005 |
 No | 271 (70.9) | 57 (59.4) | 214 (74.8) |  | 145 (76.3) | 50 (64.9) | 95 (84.1) |  | 126 (65.6) | 7 (36.8) | 119 (68.8) |  |
 Some + Extreme | 111 (29.1) | 39 (40.6) | 72 (25.1) |  | 45 (23.7) | 27 (35.1) | 18 (15.9) |  | 66 (34.4) | 12 (63.2) | 54 (31.2) |  |
Anxiety/depression, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.721 | Â | Â | Â | 0.715 | Â | Â | Â | 0.749 |
 No | 261 (68.3) | 67 (69.8) | 194 (67.8) |  | 136 (71.6) | 54 (70.1) | 82 (72.6) |  | 125 (65.1) | 13 (68.4) | 112 (64.7) |  |
 Some + Extreme | 121 (31.7) | 29 (30.2) | 92 (32.2) |  | 54 (28.4) | 23 (29.9) | 31 (27.4) |  | 67 (34.9) | 6 (31.6) | 61 (35.3) |  |
EQ-5D utility index | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 | Â | Â | Â | 0.006 | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 Mean ± SD | 0.75 ± 0.27 | 0.68 ± 0.30 | 0.78 ± 0.25 |  | 0.77 ± 0.27 | 0.70 ± 0.31 | 0.81 ± 0.23 |  | 0.74 ± 0.26 | 0.59 ± 0.26 | 0.76 ± 0.26 |  |
 Median (IQR) | 0.77 (0.65, 1) | 0.70 (0.53, 1) | 0.79 (0.68, 1) |  | 0.79 (0.61, 1) | 0.73 (0.53, 1) | 0.80 (0.71, 1) |  | 0.76 (0.66, 1) | 0.65 (0.48, 0.74) | 0.77 (0.66, 1) |  |