Table 4.
Differences between the morphofunctional assessment parameters (ultrasonography and bioimpedanciometry) based on the diagnosis of sarcopenia using EGWGSOP2 criteria.
| Sarcopenia N = 13 |
No Sarcopenia N = 30 |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCAT (cm) | 0.61 (±0.37) | 0.60 (±0.32) | 0.250 |
| MAI | 7.89 (±5.44) | 8.68 (±7.65) | 0.101 |
| MARA (cm2) | 2.47 (±0.54) | 3.65 (±1.34) | 0.0041 |
| MARAI (cm2/m2) | 0.99 (±1.90) | 1.41 (±0.49) | 0.0061 |
| MCR (cm) | 7.94 (±1.11) | 9.04 (±1.42) | 0.0071 |
| MCRI (cm/m2) | 3.20 (±0.47) | 3.52 (±0.55) | <0.001 |
| Resistance (W) | 619.76 (±89.27) | 535.57 (±88.69) | 0.007 |
| Reactance (W) | 50.05 (±8.19) | 47.07 (±9.83) | 0.345 |
| Phase angle (°) | 4.62 (±0.54) | 5.04 (±0.79) | 0.091 |
| BMCI (kg/m2) | 6.5 (±1.24) | 8.1 (±1.65) | 0.006 |
| FFMI (kg/m2) | 15.36 (±1.69) | 17.72 (±2.69) | 0.004 |
SCAT: subcutaneous adipose tissue, MAI: Muscular Adipose Index, MARA: muscular area rectus anterior, MARAI: muscular area rectus anterior index, MCR: muscular circumference rectus, MCRI: muscular circumference rectus index, BCMI: body cell mass index, FFMI: fat-free mass index.