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Prevalence of low skeletal muscle mass1
| Total (n = 860) | Men | Women | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Normal | Low < 7 (kg/m2) | Normal ≥ 7 (kg/m2) | Low < 5.4 (kg/m2) | normal ≥ 5.4 (kg/m2) | ||
| Appendicular skeletal muscle mass index, (%) (95%CI) | 16.40 (14.06–19.03) | 83.60 (80.97–85.94) | 20.24 (16.66–24.36) | 79.76 (75.64–83.34) | 12.73 (9.92–16.19) | 87.27 (83.81–90.08) | 0.003 |
1 Values are presented as percent (95% CI)
