Skip to main content

Table 3 Odds ratios for low muscle mass prevalence according to training period of RT and sex

From: Associations of resistance training levels with low muscle mass: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Korea

 

n

RT levels

Crude model

OR (95% CI)

Adjusted model

OR (95% CI)

Frequency

Time

Training period

(days/week)

(min/week)

(months)

Total

Non-RT

112,219

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

1 (reference) a

1 (reference) a

<12 months

2,386

3.52 ± 1.56

206.23 ± 170.38

4.94 ± 2.95

0.85 (0.75–0.97)*

0.86 (0.72–1.04)

12–23 months

9,496

4.12 ± 1.72

248.54 ± 191.56

12.04 ± 0.47

0.90 (0.84–0.96)**

0.81 (0.74–0.89)****

≥24 months

2,238

3.90 ± 1.53

246.22 ± 172.81

101.55 ± 86.95

0.63 (0.54–0.73)****

0.59 (0.47–0.72)****

Men

Non-RT

38,696

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

1 (reference)a

1 (reference)a

<12 months

916

3.46 ± 1.61

185.28 ± 162.98

5.32 ± 3.02

0.83 (0.70–0.98)*

0.92 (0.72–1.19)

12–23 months

4,459

4.24 ± 1.83

238.89 ± 196.05

12.02 ± 0.35

0.72 (0.66–0.78)****

0.80 (0.71–0.91)***

≥24 months

1,005

4.02 ± 1.64

247.58 ± 184.12

121.34 ± 105.49

0.52 (0.43–0.62)****

0.57 (0.43–0.75)****

Women

Non-RT

73,523

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

1 (reference) a

1 (reference) a

<12 months

1,470

3.56 ± 1.52

219.29 ± 173.61

4.70 ± 2.88

0.75 (0.60–0.94)*

0.78 (0.58–1.04)

12–23 months

5,037

4.02 ± 1.62

257.08 ± 187.11

12.05 ± 0.55

0.84 (0.74–0.94)**

0.82 (0.71–0.95)**

≥24 months

1,233

3.81 ± 1.43

245.10 ± 163.08

85.42 ± 63.85

0.58 (0.44–0.77)***

0.60 (0.43–0.83)**

  1. RT resistance training, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index
  2. a p < 0.0001 in the test for trend of ORs, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001. Adjusted for age, sex, drinking, smoking, educational level, BMI, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus