Sarcopenia in Egypt: epidemiology of sarcopenia risk among older adults presenting with fragility fractures—an initiative by the Egyptian Academy of Bone Health

Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 3 Sarcopenia risk in relation to the FRAX categories

	FRAX any		P value
	No risk	High risk	P value
Male
Sarcopenia score categories
< 4 No risk	24 (60.0)	20 (74.1)	0.354
= > 4 High risk	16 (40.0)	7 (25.9)	0.354
Female
Sarcopenia score categories
< 4 No Risk	34 (60.7)	39 (35.5)	0.003*
= > 4 High risk	22 (39.3)	71 (64.5)	0.003*
Total
Sarcopenia score categories
< 4 No risk	58 (60.4)	59 (43.1)	0.013*
= > 4 High risk	38 (39.6)	78 (56.9)	0.013*