Table 2.

Characteristics of the study population.

			Linear			Linear
Parameters	Linear (H)	Curved (H)	vs Curved (H)	Linear (S)	Curved (S)	vs Curved (S)
Right AP diameter	13.11 ± (1.86)	12.05 ± (2.21)	p= 0.001*	6.33 ± (2.19)	6.28 ± (1.71)	p= 0.92
Left AP diameter	13.06 ± (2.02)	12.03 ± (2.05)	p= 0.020*	6.77 ± (1.91)	6.20 ± (1.24)	p= 0.92
Right LL diameter			p= 0.048*			p= 0.56
	(3.20)	(2.60)		(4.59)	(9.71)
Left LL diameter	31.70 ± (3.66)	33.85 ± (4.01)	p= 0.13	32.62 ± (5.51)	34.42 ± (5.66)	p= 0.21
Right CSA			p= 0.38			p= 0.55
	(52.84)	(66.91)		(75.67)	(92.28)
Left CSA			p= 0.81			p= 0.85
	(79.28)	(87.90)		(70.45)	(44.01)

Results are expressed as means ± standard deviations. AP: anteroposterior. LL: laterolateral. CSA: cross sectional area. H: healthy. S: sarcopenic. The AP and LL diameters are reported in mm; the CSA is reported in mm².