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. 2019 Jun 18;11(2):117–121. doi: 10.1556/1646.11.2019.14

Table I.

Anthropometry and sarcopenia diagnosis assessments in female university freshmen (n = 124)

Variable Normal-weight obesity Presarcopenia Standard
N 19 43 54
Age (years) 18.4 (1.4) 18.2 (0.4) 18.6 (1.1)
Anthropometry assessments
Height (m) 158.0 (5.9)* 154.7 (3.2) 159.3 (5.3)**
Weight (kg) 58.5 (5.5)**,# 43.8 (3.2) 52.0 (4.3)**
Body mass index (kg/m2) 23.4 (1.2)**,# 18.3 (1.2) 20.5 (1.5)**
Body fat (%) 33.1 (2.7)**,# 23.3 (3.8) 24.6 (3.4)
Upper-leg 50% girth (cm) 53.5 (2.5)**,# 45.1 (1.9) 49.0 (2.6)**
Lower-leg 30% girth (cm) 36.6 (1.8)**,# 32.1 (1.3) 34.6 (1.6)**
Sarcopenia diagnosis assessments
Handgrip (kg) 26.7 (3.0)** 24.4 (2.5) 28.0 (4.3)**
Skeletal MM (kg/m2) 6.30 (0.39)** 5.37 (0.24) 6.16 (0.38)**
Usual gait speed (m/s) 1.52 (0.48)* 1.32 (0.21) 1.49 (0.50)*

MM: muscle mass.

*p < 0.05 vs. presarcopenia.

**

p < 0.01 vs. presarcopenia.

#

p < 0.01 vs. standard