Table 2.
Phase angle data by age and sex groups (n = 215)
| Age Group (yr) | Men | Women | Combined |
| Combined | 5.1° ± 1.2 (102) [2.4–8.4] | 4.5° ± 0.9† (113) [2.3–6.8] | 4.8° ± 1.1 (215) [2.3–8.4] |
| 20 – 24 | 8.4° (1) | 5.2° ± 0.1 (2) [5.1–5.2] | 6.2° ± 1.9 (3) [5.1–8.4] |
| 25 – 34 | N/A | 5.5° ± 0.7 (3) [4.7–6.0] | 5.5° ± 0.7 (3) [4.7–6.0] |
| 35 – 44 | 4.8° (1) | 5.4° ± 0.8 (3) [4.6–6.1] | 5.3° ± 0.7 (4) [4.6–6.1] |
| 45 – 54 | 6.1° ± 1.3 (8) [3.6–7.8] | 5.6° ± 0.9* (9) [4.0–6.8] | 5.8° ± 1.1 (17) [3.6–7.8] |
| 55 – 64 | 5.5° ± 1.2 (20) [2.9–7.3] | 4.4° ± 0.9‡ (10) [2.3–5.6] | 5.1° ± 1.3 (30) [2.3–7.3] |
| 65 – 74 | 5.5° ± 0.9 (18) [3.1–6.8] | 4.6° ± 0.8† (25) [2.9–6.4] | 5.0° ± 0.9 (43) [2.9–6.8] |
| 75 + | 4.6° ± 0.9 (54) [2.4–6.2] | 4.3° ± 0.8* (61) [2.3–6.0] | 4.4° ± 0.9 (115) [2.3–6.2] |
| < 80 yrs old | 5.3° ± 1.2 (76) [2.9–8.4] | 4.7° ± 0.9† (71) [2.3–6.8] | 5.0° ± 1.1§(147) [2.3–8.4] |
| ≥ 80 yrs old | 4.3° ± 1.0 (26) [2.4–6.0] | 4.2° ± 0.8* (42) [2.3–5.4] | 4.3° ± 0.9 (61) [2.3–6.0] |
All values are ± SD; n in parentheses; range in brackets.
* Non-significant; ‡ p < 0.05; † p < 0.001 for comparisons across sex; §p < 0.001 for the comparison across age