Table 2

Associations between famine exposure and PS risk

ModelsUnexposed
(n=1291)
Fetal exposed
(n=730)
Infant exposed
(n=470)
Preschool exposed
(n=1066)
Model 1
 OR (95% CI)Ref.0.94 (0.73 to 1.22)1.74 (1.34 to 2.26)1.57 (1.27 to 1.94)
P value0.661<0.001<0.001
Model 2
 OR (95% CI)Ref.0.94 (0.73 to 1.22)1.79 (1.38 to 2.33)1.59 (1.29 to 1.97)
P value0.639<0.001<0.001
Model 3
 OR (95% CI)Ref.0.90 (0.69 to 1.19)1.55 (1.17 to 2.05)1.46 (1.17 to 1.82)
P value0.4930.0020.001
Model 4
 OR (95% CI)Ref.1.72 (0.66 to 4.49)3.95 (1.55 to 10.03)*2.36 (1.08 to 5.16)
P value0.2710.0040.031
  • Model 1, crude model. Model 2, adjusted for sex. Model 3 further adjusted for region, marital status, nutritional status, smoking, drinking, education level and economic status. Model 4 further adjusted for the interaction of exposed group and sex.

  • *A significant multiplicative interaction was observed between the infant exposed group and sex (p<0.05).

  • PS, possible sarcopenia; Ref, reference.