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Table 3 The sarcopenia risk score for the probability of sarcopenia among diabetes patients based on the logistic regression analysis

From: A new, alternative risk score for sarcopenia in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Characteristic

Scores

Gender

 

 Women

0

 Men

4

Age (years)

 

 50–59

0

 60–69

2

 70–79

4

  ≥ 80

6

BMI (kg/m2)

 

  ≥ 28

0

 24–27.9

4

  < 23.9

7

Total energy intake (kcal/kg/d)

 

 12.4–22.4

0

 22.5–32.4

1

 32.5–42.4

2

 42.5–52.4

3

  ≥ 52.5

4

Proportion of calories supplied by protein (%)

 

  < 18

0

 19–28

− 2

 29–38

− 4

 39–48

− 6

 49–61.2

− 8