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Table 2.

CT-Scan Measurements of Thigh Muscle at 2 Mo Post–Hip Fracture (N = 43)*

	Fractured Leg	Nonfractured Leg	Difference^†
Total thigh cross-sectional area (cm²)	74.80 (69.31, 80.29)	84.26 (77.43, 91.10)	−9.46 (−12.95, −5.97)
Cross-sectional area of intermuscular adipose tissue (cm²)	14.78 (13.09, 16.47)	11.95 (10.66, 13.24)	2.97 (1.94, 4.01)
Attenuation (Hu)	35. 87 (34.53, 37.21)	39.53 (38.14, 40.92)	−3.66 (−4.34, −2.98)

Notes: CT = computed tomography.

*Mean (95% CI).

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