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Table 3 Relationship between low baseline ASM/TBF and new obesity

From: Value of appendicular skeletal muscle mass to total body fat ratio in predicting obesity in elderly people: a 2.2-year longitudinal study

 

Male

Female

RR (95%CI)

P value

RR (95%CI)

P value

Model 4

5.201 (1.777–15.226)

0.003

26.400 (3.205–217.479)

0.002

Model 5

5.271 (1.795–15.481)

0.002

30.363 (3.618–254.852)

0.002

Model 6

5.664 (1.879–17.074)

0.002

34.856 (3.930–309.153)

0.001

  1. Abbreviations: RR relative risk; CI confidence interval; ASM appendicular skeletal muscle mass; TBF total body fat
  2. Model 4 was not adjusted for any factor. Model 5 was adjusted for age. Model 6 was adjusted for age, albumin, diabetes history
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BMC Geriatrics

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