Table 2.
Body composition (BC) stratified by sex.
| Women | Men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC parameters | T2DMG (n = 114) | CG (n = 80) | p value | T2DMG (n = 63) | CG (n = 66) | p value |
| TLM (kg) | 40.3 ± 6.3 | 36.1 ± 4.9 | <0.001 | 54.9 ± 5.4 | 49.5 ± 5.6 | <0.001 |
| LM arms (kg) | 4.32 ± 1.2 | 3.88 ± 7.3 | <0.001 | 7.19 ± 5.7 | 5.69 ± 8.8 | <0.001 |
| LM legs (kg) | 13.0 ± 3.2 | 11.2 ± 1.8 | <0.001 | 18.2 ± 3.4 | 15.8 ± 2.2 | <0.001 |
| %TF | 39.7 ± 6.4 | 40.2 ± 6.2 | 0.350 | 30.0 ± 6.6 | 30.6 ± 5.9 | 0.580 |
| FM (kg) | 27.7 ± 8.7 | 25.2 ± 6.5 | 0.030 | 23.9 ± 8.4 | 22.6 ± 5.7 | 0.320 |
| AF (%) | 46.1 ± 7.4 | 45.7 ± 7.4 | 0.640 | 38.3 ± 8.4 | 41.5 ± 6.9 | 0.020 |
| ALM/BMI | 0.58 ± 0.72 | 0.60 ± 1.03 | 0.450 | 0.86 ± 0.13 | 0.84 ± 0.25 | 0.570 |
BC, body composition; TLM, total lean mass; LM, lean mass; ALM, appendicular lean mass; TF, total fat; BMI, body mass index; FM, fat mass; AF, android fat; T2DMG, diabetes mellitus group; CG, control group.