Table 3.
Percentiles for muscle mass, handgrip strength, and calf circumference parameters of the older reference population (n = 2,821).
| Percentiles | Males (n = 1398) | Females (n = 1423) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASMI-DEXA* | ASMI-BIA | Hand grip | Gait speed | ASMI-DEXA* | ASMI-BIA | Hand grip | Gait speed | |
| (kg/m2) | (kg/m2) | (kg) | (m/s) | (kg/m2) | (kg/m2) | (kg) | (m/s) | |
| 5 | 6.00 | 6.29 | 23.9 | 0.89 | 4.93 | 5.02 | 15.0 | 0.83 |
| 10 | 6.10 | 6.57 | 25.9 | 0.96 | 5.03 | 5.28 | 16.6 | 0.91 |
| 15 | 6.37 | 6.72 | 27.5 | 1.01 | 5.28 | 5.42 | 17.7 | 0.97 |
| 20 | 6.53 | 6.88 | 28.5 | 1.05 | 5.40 | 5.55 | 18.6 | 1.01 |
| 25 | 6.59 | 6.97 | 29.7 | 1.1 | 5.46 | 5.66 | 19.3 | 1.04 |
| 30 | 6.76 | 7.07 | 30.7 | 1.14 | 5.66 | 5.76 | 20.0 | 1.08 |
| 35 | 6.88 | 7.16 | 31.8 | 1.16 | 5.77 | 5.86 | 20.6 | 1.11 |
| 40 | 6.98 | 7.26 | 32.6 | 1.2 | 5.86 | 5.94 | 21.2 | 1.14 |
| 45 | 7.06 | 7.33 | 33.5 | 1.22 | 6.00 | 6.03 | 21.8 | 1.17 |
| 50 | 7.20 | 7.43 | 34.3 | 1.26 | 6.10 | 6.09 | 22.3 | 1.19 |
| 55 | 7.31 | 7.51 | 35.2 | 1.29 | 6.15 | 6.18 | 22.9 | 1.23 |
| 60 | 7.40 | 7.60 | 36.1 | 1.32 | 6.25 | 6.27 | 23.4 | 1.26 |
| 65 | 7.50 | 7.71 | 37.1 | 1.35 | 6.33 | 6.38 | 24.0 | 1.30 |
| 70 | 7.55 | 7.81 | 38.1 | 1.39 | 6.43 | 6.46 | 24.7 | 1.34 |
| 75 | 7.66 | 7.93 | 39 | 1.42 | 6.57 | 6.54 | 25.2 | 1.38 |
| 80 | 7.79 | 8.04 | 40.3 | 1.45 | 6.67 | 6.66 | 26.2 | 1.43 |
| 85 | 7.99 | 8.19 | 41.8 | 1.52 | 6.80 | 6.77 | 27.1 | 1.47 |
| 90 | 8.29 | 8.35 | 43.3 | 1.59 | 6.98 | 6.95 | 28.1 | 1.55 |
| 95 | 8.73 | 8.64 | 46 | 1.69 | 7.10 | 7.20 | 29.5 | 1.68 |
ASMI, appendicular skeletal muscle mass index; BIA, bioelectrical impedance analysis; DXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.
*A total of 10% of the older subjects were selected randomly to receive a measurement of muscle mass using the DXA method (n = 147 for men and n = 143 for women).