Table 2.
Associations between body composition factors and pre-sarcopenia
| Non-pre-sarcopenia | Pre-sarcopenia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male (N = 75) | Female (N = 69) | P | Male (N = 51) | Female (N = 21) | P |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.9 ± 2.6 | 23.6 ± 3.2 | 0.486 | 21.2 ± 2.7 | 21.0 ± 3.4 | 0.687 |
| Visceral fat area (cm2) | 129.2 ± 69.6 | 87.2 ± 56.8 | < 0.001 | 101.6 ± 64.0 | 52.7 ± 39.8 | < 0.001 |
| Subcutaneous fat area (cm2) | 88.9 ± 39.8 | 136.9 ± 57.9 | < 0.001 | 68.3 ± 39.7 | 87.2 ± 45.3 | 0.083 |
| Abdominal circumference (cm) | 86.9 ± 8.8 | 82.9 ± 9.2 | 0.008 | 83.4 ± 9.3 | 74.3 ± 9.6 | < 0.001 |
| SMI (cm2/m2) | 52.7 ± 4.2 | 43.8 ± 4.4 | < 0.001 | 118.2 ± 11.5 | 83.1 ± 7.0 | < 0.001 |
BMI body mass index, SMI skeletal muscle index