Table 2.
Body composition and metabolic syndrome components according to physical activity level
| LOW (n = 5309) (20.2%) |
Moderate (n = 11,997) (45.6%) |
High (n = 8988) (34.2%) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASM (kg) | 17.1 ± 4.6 | 17.7 ± 4.7 | 19.2 ± 4.9 | 0.001 |
| ASM/weight (%) | 18.9 ± 13.7 | 20.2 ± 13.5 | 21.7 ± 13.9 | 0.001 |
| Sarcopenia | 509 (14.3) | 892 (10.5) | 477 (7.3) | 0.001 |
| BMI > 25 kg/m2 | 260 (4.9) | 539 (4.5) | 441 (4.9) | 0.289 |
| BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 | 301 (5.7) | 587 (4.9) | 311 (3.5) | 0.001 |
| Sarcopenic obesity | 157 (4.4) | 321 (3.8) | 252 (3.9) | 0.274 |
| Metabolic syndrome | 428 (8.1) | 846 (7.1) | 645 (7.2) | 0.054 |
| aCentral obesity | 413 (7.8) | 823 (6.9) | 564 (6.3) | 0.002 |
| High triglyceride | 1515 (30.6) | 3292 (28.7) | 2453 (28.1) | 0.006 |
| Low HDL | 1667 (33.7) | 3558 (31.0) | 2324 (26.6) | 0.001 |
| Hypertension | 2099 (39.5) | 4155 (34.6) | 3142 (35.0) | 0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 669 (12.6) | 1302 (10.9) | 1074 (11.9) | 0.002 |
ASM appendicular skeletal muscle mass, BMI body mass index, HDL high-density lipoprotein
aWaist circumference of ≥90 cm for male subjects and ≥85 cm for female subjects