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Table. 2.

Age, anthropometric variables, and skeletal muscle mass index

CALSMO (N = 35) Normal (N = 1,183) p
Age (years) 45.28 ± 2.72 44.22 ± 2.93 .034
Height (cm) 164.89 ± 3.67 171.18 ± 5.47 .000
Weight (kg) 78.42 ± 8.30 70.45 ± 10.78 .000
BMI (kg/m2) 28.79 ± 2.36 23.99 ± 3.16 .000
WC (cm) 96.86 ± 5.64 84.15 ± 9.15 .000
SMI (kg/m2) 0.74 ± 0.03 0.95 ± 0.09 .000

The values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. The independent t-test was exploited.

CALSMO, Coexistence of age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and obesity; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index

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