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. 2024 Jul 3;23(2):2011–2020. doi: 10.1007/s40200-024-01457-9

Table 1.

General characteristics of all participants1

Total Male Female P-value2
Number, n 860 420 440
Age, years 67.98 ± 6.97 69.0 ± 7.48 67.0 ± 6.30 < 0.001
Body mass index, kg/m2 27.93 ± 4.64 26.30 ± 3.91 29.50 ± 4.75 < 0.001
Weight, kg 72.27 ± 12.39 74.80 ± 12.49 69.85 ± 11.82 < 0.001
Height, cm 161.0 ± 9.42 168.49 ± 6.00 153.86 ± 5.89 < 0.001
Waist circumference (cm) 96.99 ± 10.42 94.89 ± 10.16 99.00 ± 10.29 < 0.001
Hip circumference (cm) 101.53 ± 10.26 95.88 ± 6.71 106.94 ± 10.17 < 0.001
Waist–hip ratio 0.95 ± 0.07 0.98 ± 0.06 0.92 ± 0.06 < 0.001
Fat free mass (kg) 45.66 ± 8.77 52.45 ± 6.77 39.17 ± 4.50 < 0.001
Percent body fat, % 36.51 ± 9.64 29.34 ± 6.74 43.36 ± 6.50 < 0.001
Body fat mass (kg) 26.85 ± 9.48 22.53 ± 8.03 30.98 ± 8.91 < 0.001
ASM (kg) 7.13 ± 1.02 7.74 ± 0.86 6.55 ± 0.79 < 0.001
Smoking status, n (%)

 Yes

 No

102 (11.9)

755 (88.1)

91 (21.8)

327 (78.2)

11 (2.5)

428 (97.5)

< 0.001
Education, n (%)

 Less than 12th grade

 More than 12th grade

719 (83.8)

139 (16.2)

324 (77.5)

94 (22.5)

395 (89.8)

45 (10.2)

< 0.001
Physically activity, MET/week

 Less than 600

 More than 600

369 (44.5)

461 (55.5)

170 (42.9)

226 (57.1)

199 (45.9)

235 (54.1)

0.437
Basal metabolic rate, kcal 1356.2 ± 189.3 1502.9 ± 146.3 1216.2 ± 97.3 < 0.001
Marital status, n (%)

 Married

 Separated/Divorced/Widowed

 Single

694 (80.8)

153 (17.8)

12 (1.4)

395 (94.0)

23 (5.5)

2 (0.5)

299 (68.1)

130 (29.6)

10 (2.3)

< 0.001
Hypertension, n (%)

 No

 Yes

534 (62.1)

326 (37.9)

261 (62.1)

159 (37.9)

273 (62.0)

167 (38.0)

0.999
Fasting Blood Glucose (mg/dl) 96.91 ± 9.86 97.45 ± 10.30 96.39 ± 9.42 0.118
Triglyceride (mg/dl) 118(88,162) 114 (86, 159) 126.5 (92, 164) 0.022
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) 49.14 ± 11.14 44.85 ± 10.05 53.22 ± 10.60 < 0.001
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) 113.94 ± 33.62 108.67 ± 33.18 118.96 ± 33.30 < 0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 189.63 ± 39.87 179.61 ± 40.07 199.17 ± 37.30 < 0.001

ASM, Appendicular Skeletal Muscle mass; MET, Metabolic Equivalent; HDL, High Density Lipoprotein; LDL, Low Density Lipoprotein

1 Values are presented as mean ± SD for quantitative variables with normal distribution, median (IQR) for quantitative variables without normal distribution, and frequency (%) for qualitative variables

2 Calculated using independent t-test for quantitative variables with normal distribution, Mann-Whitney U test for quantitative variables without normal distribution, and Chi-square test for qualitative variables