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. 2017 Feb 16;72(10):1445–1451. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glx002

Table 3.

Baseline Prevalence of ALM-Defined Low Lean Mass, Obesity, and Low Lean Mass With Obesity

Classification Overall (>60 y) ALM
60–70 y 70–80 y 80+ y
Females Low lean mass 1,028 (59.4) 343 (30.0) 309 (42.5) 376 (61.1)
Obesity (high BF%) 2,169 (88.7) 1,009 (91.0) 678 (90.1) 482 (81.1)
Low lean mass with obesity 859 (33.5) 301 (25.1) 263 (36.0) 295 (48.0)
Males Low lean mass 459 (16.0) 98 (8.9) 186 (19.1) 175 (32.9)
Obesity (high BF%) 2,026 (87.5) 864 (86.7) 722 (88.4) 440 (87.9)
Low lean mass with obesity 364 (12.6) 75 (6.7) 142 (14.9) 147 (27.5)

Note: Data are counts (prevalence rates), after weighting and accounting for strata and primary sampling units. ALM = appendicular lean mass; BF = body fat.