Table 4.
Body composition in T2DM participants in the sarcopenia group and control group stratified by sex.
| Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | Sarcopenia group | t/X2 | P | Control group | Sarcopenia group | t/X2 | P | |
| Body fat (%) | 27.0 ± 5.7 | 26.6 ± 6.6 | 0.819 | 0.413 | 35.2 ± 5.7 | 36.0 ± 6.1 | -1.182 | 0.238 |
| Bone mineral content (kg) | 3.1 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 0.4 | 3.769 | ≤0.001 | 2.5 ± 0.3 | 2.3 ± 0.3 | 4.273 | ≤0.001 |
| Basal metabolic rate (kcal/d) | 1569.5 ± 133.1 | 1518.3 ± 153.1 | 4.322 | ≤0.001 | 1287.7 ± 112.4 | 1230.1 ± 102.3 | 4.876 | ≤0.001 |
| Fatless circumference of upper arm (cm) | 27.2 ± 1.9 | 26.3 ± 2.1 | 5.242 | ≤0.001 | 24.4 ± 1.7 | 23.7 ± 1.7 | 3.634 | ≤0.001 |
| ASM (kg) | 23.6 ± 2.9 | 22.5 ± 3.4 | 4.134 | ≤0.001 | 17.1 ± 2.6 | 15.8 ± 2.4 | 5.087 | ≤0.001 |
| ASMI (kg/m2) | 8.0 ± 0.7 | 7.7 ± 0.8 | 4.654 | ≤0.001 | 6.7 ± 0.7 | 6.4 ± 0.8 | 4.033 | ≤0.001 |
| Muscle quality | 12.0 ± 2.6 | 9.5 ± 2.1 | 12.972 | ≤0.001 | 12.4 ± 2.5 | 9.0 ± 1.7 | 16.775 | ≤0.001 |
| Low muscle mass, n (%) | 32 (11.0%) | 75 (25.4%) | 20.429 | ≤0.001 | 29 (6.8%) | 21 (19.1%) | 15.818 | ≤0.001 |
Notes: data were expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or %. Abbreviations: ASM: appendicular skeletal muscle mass; ASMI: appendicular skeletal muscle mass index.