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Table 4 Relationship between longitudinal low 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

L-L

Male

Female

RR (95%CI)

P value

RR (95%CI)

P value

Model 7

8.593 (2.751–26.837)

< 0.001

44.923 (5.391–374.375)

< 0.001

Model 8

8.444 (2.693–26.477)

< 0.001

55.377 (6.399–479.241)

< 0.001

Model 9

9.299 (2.850–30.341)

< 0.001

69.637 (7.200–673.552)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: RR relative risk; CI confidence interval; ASM appendicular skeletal muscle mass; TBF total body fat
  2. Model 7 was not adjusted for any factor. Model 8 was adjusted for age. Model 9 was adjusted for age, albumin, diabetes history
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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