Table 1.

Hertfordshire Sarcopenia Study participant characteristics

	Study sample
	n = 105
	Mean	SD	Min	Max
Age (years)	72.5	2.5	68.3	77.4
Height (cm)	174.2	6.7	157.6	193.7
Weight (kg)	82.8	12.6	58.1	118.8
BMI (kg/m2)	27.2	3.6	18.6	38.3
Birth weight (kg)	3.5	0.7	2.3	5.4
Weight at one (kg)	10.3	1.1	7.7	12.7
Grip strength (kg)	38.7	8.4	18	66
Total body lean mass (kg)DXA	56.5	6.7	42.7	75.9
Appendicular skeletal mass (kg)DXA	24.2	3.2	16.9	33.7
Fat mass (kg)DXA	22.7	6.8	5.6	46.2