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Table. 2.

Risk factors

Sarcopenic obesity (n = 8) Normal (n = 992) p
Age (years) 23.66 ± 3.38 24.73 ± 2.80 .356
Height (cm) 155.64 ± 5.66 161.41 ± 5.41 .009**
Weight (kg) 74.81 ± 17.37 52.65 ± 6.15 .000**
BMI (kg/m2) 30.65 ± 5.28 20.19 ± 2.01 .000**
WC (cm) 91.73 ± 14.74 68.17 ± 5.47 .000**
SMI (g/m2) 494.78 ± 12.87 703.44 ± 82.59 .000**
FG (mg/dL) 87.23 ± 3.89 86.34 ± 9.05 .832
Triglyceride (mg/dL) 94.26 ± 35.88 73.35 ± 44.13 .292
TC (mg/dL) 194.20 ± 48.40 165.51 ± 25.88 .014*
SBP (mmHg) 121.33 ± 11.05 102.71 ± 8.89 .000**
DBP (mmHg) 78.50 ± 9.26 68.16 ± 7.97 .002**
Drinking status (%) (current-/ex-/non-users 68.66 / 31.33 / 0 83.96 / 11.19 / 4.84 .356
Smoking status (%) (current-/ex-/non-users) 41.97 / 16.91 / 41.11 15.77 / 5.48 / 78.74 .120

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index; FG, fasting glucose; TC, total cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

*p < .05, **p < .01

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