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Table 2 Basic characteristics

From: Sarcopenic obesity and associations with mortality in older women and men – a prospective observational study

 

H70 (women) n = 319

H70 (men) n = 202

ULSAM (men) n = 288

Age (yrs)

75.6 ± 0.3

75.6 ± 0.3

86.6 ± 1

Height (cm)

161 ± 6.1

174.9 ± 6.5

172.4 ± 6

Weight (kg)

66.5 ± 10.7

82.2 ± 12.4

74.3 ± 7.8

Body mass index (BMI)(kg/m2)

25.7 ± 4.1

26.8 ± 3.6

25.6 ± 3.5

Proportion with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

20%

15.4%

7%

Body fat mass (BF)(%)

39.7 ± 7.3

31.5 ± 7.5

28.6 ± 7.0

Proportion with BF > 42%

46.6%

62%

44%

Waist circumference (WC) (cm)

86.9 ± 11.5

98.2 ± 10.5

99.6 ± 9.7

Proportion with WC ≥ 88 cm

50%

35%

37%

Skeletal muscle index (SMI) (kg/m2)

6.6 ± 0.9

8.6 ± 0.7

7.45 ± 0.8

Grip strength (kg)

24.2 ± 4.3

38.5 ± 7.1

30.2 ± 6.5

Time for five repeated chair stands (sec)

11.9 ± 3.3

12.5 ± 3.9

18 ± 7

Gait speed (m/sec)

1.2 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.2

1.36 ± 0.3