Table 2.

Muscle and bone characteristics according to the four menopausal status groups

Muscle and bone characteristics	Pre n = 235	EarlyPeri n = 180	LatePeri n = 193	Post n = 289	P	P a
ALM, kg	18.6 (2.2)	18.3 (2.3)	18.1 (2.3)	17.8 (2.1)	<0.001	0.002
ALM < 15.02, n (%)	11 (5)	8 (4)	14 (7)	24 (8)	0.23b	0.39b
ALMI, kg/h2	6.73 (0.64)	6.68 (0.67)	6.60 (0.64)	6.52 (0.62)	<0.001	<0.001
ALMI < 5.45, n (%)	6 (3)	4 (2)	6 (3)	12 (4)	0.64b	0.68b
BMD, g/cm2	0.969 (0.117)	0.984 (0.123)	0.969 (0.130)	0.925 (0.108)	<0.001	0.003
Neck T score	−0.093 (0.977)	0.059 (0.977)	−0.091 (1.080)	−0.459 (0.902)	<0.001	0.002
T score < −1, n (%)	40 (17)	23 (13)	44 (24)	79 (27)	0.001b	0.04b

ALM, appendicular lean mass; ALMI, appendicular lean mass index; BMD, bone mineral density.

^aAge‐adjusted.

^bχ² test.