Table 1. Differences between COPD patients with and without sarcopenia.^a .

Variable	Sarcopenia	No sarcopenia	p
	(n = 36)	(n = 55)
Age, years	68.6 ± 10.4	66.6 ± 7.46	0.309
BMI, kg/m2	22.2 ± 4.9	28.2 ± 5.6	< 0.001*
% Total BF	28 ± 14.2	35.1 ± 8.8	0.01*
Lean mass, kg
Arms	4.6 ± 1.2	3.9 ± 1.0	0.003*
Legs	11.1 ± 2.0	13.6 ± 3.2	< 0.001*
Total	37.4 ± 6.4	44.1 ± 9.3	< 0.001*
Skeletal muscle indexb
All patients	5.86 ± 0.7	7.03 ± 1.0	< 0.001*
Women	5.38 ± 0.42	6.25 ± 0.57	< 0.001*
Men	6.54 ± 0.89	7.81 ± 0.77	< 0.001*

% Total BF: percentage of total body fat. ^aResults expressed as mean ± SD. ^bAppendicular lean mass/height².