Table 2.

Thigh Muscle Characteristics (N = 47)*

	Fractured Leg	Nonfractured Leg	Difference†
CSA (cm2)	74.45 (69.18, 79.73)	83.61 (77.14, 90.07)	−9.15 (−12.37, −5.93)
IMAT (cm2) 11.95 (10.66, 13.24)	14.78 (13.09, 16.47)	11.95 (10.66, 13.24)	2.84 (1.86, 3.81)
Attenuation (Hu)	36.08 (34.80, 37.37)	39.70 (38.35, 41.04)	−3.61 (−4.24, −2.99)

*Mean (95% CI). CSA – total thigh cross sectional area, IMAT – cross sectional area of intermuscular adipose tissue.

^†Values in the fractured leg minus those in the non-fractured leg.