TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the study population1
| Age (y) | 59.5 ± 10.42 |
| Anthropometric characteristics | |
| Weight (kg) | 84.0 ± 16.1 |
| Height (cm) | 174.7 ± 6.8 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 93.1 ± 11.1 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.5 ± 4.9 |
| pQCT lower-leg skeletal muscle composition | |
| TAT (mm2) | 1765.1 ± 754.5 |
| IMAT (mm2) | 262.1 3 ± 40.0 |
| SAT (mm2) | 1323.0 ± 644.6 |
| Total muscle area (mm2) | 7313.1 ± 1308.3 |
| Lifestyle characteristics | |
| Ever smoked (%) | 31.6 |
| Current smoking (%) | 9.9 |
| Walking (h/wk) | 3.0 ± 4.4 |
| TV watching ≥7 h/wk (%) | 76.5 |
| Alcohol intake ≥1 drink/wk (%) | 18.2 |
| Medical conditions | |
| Overweight (%)3 | 45.8 |
| Obesity (%)4 | 23.9 |
| Diabetes (%)5 | 21.0 |
| Family history of diabetes (%) | 48.3 |
1
n = 1249. pQCT, peripheral quantitative computerized tomography; TAT, total adipose tissue cross-sectional area; IMAT, intermuscular adipose tissue cross-sectional area; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue cross-sectional area; TV, television.
2
x̄ ± SD (all such values).
3
BMI (in kg/m2) = 25–29.9.
4
BMI ≥30.
5
Fasting glucose of ≥126 mg/dL or use of insulin or hypoglycemic medications, or both.