Risk Factors Associated with Acute Sarcopenia in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19

Table 3

Association between acute sarcopenia and outcomes.

Variables	Acute sarcopenia		OR (95%CI)	value
	Yes (n = 34)	No (n = 179)
Male (%)	55.9	65.4	7 (0.32–1.41)	0.292
Elderly (%)	73.5	37.4	(2.0–10.5)	<0.001
Comorbidities (%)
Obesity	8.8	32.4	(1.45–16.9)	0.005
Arterial hypertension	47.1	45.8	5 (0.45–1.98)	0.893
Diabetes mellitus	29.4	26.3	5 (0.38–1.92)	0.703
Signs and symptoms of prehospitalization (%)
Myalgia	50	36.9	8 (0.28–1.2)	0.150
Fever	47.1	57	(0.71–3.1)	0.286
Dyspnea	50	45.3	2 (0.4–1.7)	0.611
Asthenia	44.1	44.7	2 (0.49–2.1)	0.951
Anorexia	100	87.2	7(0.82–0.92)	0.027
Dysgeusia/dysosmia/anosmia	29.4	34.1	4 (0.56–2.76)	0.597
Vomitus	29.4	17.9	2 (0.23–1.2)	0.121
Diarrhea	32.4	25.1	2 (0.32–1.55)	0.381
Unintentional weight loss (%)	97.1	89.4	5 (0.03–2.00)	0.160
Percentage of unintentional weight loss ≥3% (%)	81.1	35	(3.2–21.4)	<0.001
Nutritional therapy (%)	79.4	45.5	(1.9–11.2)	<0.001
Death (%)	17.6	16.2	(0.42–2.91)	0.835

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. Statistic presented: number and percentage. Statistical test performed: chi-square test.