From: Higher skeletal muscle mass may protect against ischemic stroke in community-dwelling adults without stroke and dementia: The PRESENT project
Quartile
Skeletal muscle mass, kg
Men
Women
1 (0–25th percentile)
<26
<18.3
2 (26th–50th percentile)
26–28.1
18.3–20
3 (51st–75th percentile)
28.1–30.7
20–21.6
4 (76th–100th percentile)
>30.7
>21.6