Table 2.

Prevalence of sarcopenia

Variable	Pre n = 30	EPeri n = 31	LPeri n = 30	EPost n = 26	LPost n = 27
Below 5.31 kg/m2 of ALMia
Sarcopenic, n (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	3 (10.0)	5 (11.5)	5 (18.5)
Below 5.67 kg/m2 of ALMib
Sarcopenic, n (%)	2 (6.7)	1 (3.2)	9 (30.0)	7 (26.9)	9 (33.3)

n = no. of subjects. ALMi, appendicular lean mass adjusted by square of height (m²); EPeri, early perimenopausal; EPost, early postmenopausal; LPeri, late perimenopausal; LPost, late postmenopausal; Pre, premenopausal.

^aA cut point from Fielding et al. (3) and Newman et al. (27);

^b≥2 SD below the premenopausal group of the present study.