Table 2.
Clinical and anthropometric characteristics by age group
| Variables | Adults n = 100 |
Older dults n = 133 |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (kg) | 76.6 ± 14.6 | 72 ± 11.6 | < 0.01 |
| Height (cm) | 157 ± 7.2 | 155 ± 8.1 | < 0.05 |
| FM (%) | 43.8 (39.3 – 47.3) | 48.6 (43.8 – 52.7) | < 0.001 |
| FM (kg) | 31.7 (26.7 – 37.6) | 34.3 (28.6 – 38.3) | 0.103 |
| SMMI (kg/m2) | 8.18 (7.52 – 895) | 7.61 (6.75 – 8.59) | < 0.01 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.1 ± 4.9 | 30.2 ± 4.7 | 0.179 |
| WC (cm) | 99 (90.5 – 107) | 99 (90 – 107) | 0.885 |
| Strength (kg) | 22 (20 – 28) | 20 (18 – 26) | < 0.01 |
FM fat mass, SMMI skeletal muscle mass index, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference
Data are presented as mean ± SD and median (p25 – p75). Adults correspond to the group from 45 to 59 years old and Older adults to the group from 60 to 74 years old. For comparison, Student's t was used for normal data and Mann–Whitney U for non-parametric data. p < 0.05 is considered significant