TABLE 1.

Anthropometric indices and body composition characteristics of the Tibetan people

Index	Male (80)		p	Female (80)		p
	Control (40)	Sarcopenia (40)		Control (40)	Sarcopenia (40)
Age	53.73 ± 7.48	51.38 ± 7.20	0.156	52.45 ± 8.53	55.20 ± 8.08	0.143
Height	167.59 ± 6.38	169.40 ± 7.76	0.257	159.00 ± 5.08	157.38 ± 5.66	0.180
Weight	70.28 ± 9.42	57.44 ± 6.54	0.000	66.40 ± 9.15	53.19 ± 8.04	0.000
BMI	24.97 ± 2.67	19.98 ± 1.41	0.000	26.24 ± 3.39	21.42 ± 2.73	0.000
FFM	53.64 ± 5.38	47.48 ± 5.08	0.000	42.07 ± 3.25	37.51 ± 3.20	0.000
FM	16.68 ± 5.27	9.99 ± 3.28	0.000	24.34 ± 7.18	15.70 ± 5.73	0.000
SMM	50.85±5.12	45.00 ± 4.82	0.000	39.56 ± 2.97	35.38 ± 2.94	0.000
TSM	28.11 ± 2.56	25.57 ± 2.59	0.000	22.55 ± 1.53	21.13 ± 1.87	0.000
LUSM	2.75 ± 0.37	2.38 ± 0.31	0.000	2.05 ± 0.24	1.67 ± 0.15	0.000
LLSM	8.56 ± 1.05	7.27 ± 0.95	0.000	6.38 ± 0.69	5.42 ± 0.50	0.000
RUSM	2.85 ± 0.38	2.48 ± 0.30	0.000	2.15 ± 0.24	1.74 ± 0.17	0.000
RLSM	8.70 ± 1.13	7.41 ± 0.95	0.000	6.54 ± 0.66	5.54 ± 0.46	0.000
TFM	9.77 ± 3.30	5.74 ± 2.26	0.000	13.91 ± 4.58	8.75 ± 4.04	0.000
LUFM	0.64 ± 0.23	0.34 ± 0.13	0.000	1.17 ± 0.48	0.61 ± 0.28	0.000
LLFM	2.89 ± 0.81	1.86 ± 0.44	0.000	4.08 ± 0.88	2.90 ± 0.58	0.000
RUFM	0.60 ± 0.21	0.33 ± 0.12	0.000	1.15 ± 0.48	0.59 ± 0.28	0.000
RLFM	2.89 ± 0.82	1.83 ± 0.43	0.000	4.18 ± 0.89	2.98 ± 0.59	0.000
HS	31.95 ± 8.73	30.64 ± 6.88	0.460	21.41 ± 7.14	17.52 ± 4.77	0.005

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FFM, fat‐free mass; FM, fat mass; HS, handgrip strength; LLFM, left lower limb fat mass; LLSM, left lower limb skeletal muscle mass; LUFM, left upper limb fat mass; LUSM, left upper limb Skeletal muscle mass; RLFM, right lower limb fat mass; RLSM, right lower limb skeletal muscle mass; RUFM, right upper limb fat mass; RUSM, right upper limb skeletal muscle mass; SMM, skeletal muscle mass; TFM, trunk fat mass; TSM, trunk skeletal muscle mass.