Table 2 Sarcopenia parameters of the obese and non-obese participants according to sex

HGS, kg (mean ± SD)

33.76 ± 5.35

33.00 ± 5.14

0.03*

22.13 ± 3.47

21.78 ± 3.48

0.12

ASMI, kg/m² (mean ± SD)

7.62 ± 0.72

6.82 ± 0.72

 < 0.01*

6.18 ± 0.65

5.60 ± 0.64

 < 0.01*

SPPB (mean ± SD)

11.30 ± 1.10

11.25 ± 1.07

0.43

10.61 ± 1.53

10.93 ± 1.38

 < 0.01*

Sarcopenia^c (n, %)

18 (5.8)

94 (16.5)

 < 0.01*

10 (2.4)

57 (11.0)

 < 0.01*

Severe sarcopenia^d (n, %)

3 (1.0)

11 (1.9)

0.270

3 (0.7)

11 (2.1)

0.07

Central obesity^b (n = 336)

Non-obese (n = 547)

P value

Central obesity^b (n = 609)

Non-obese (n = 335)

P value

HGS, kg (mean ± SD)

33.40 ± 5.42

33.2 ± 5.1

0.60

21.97 ± 3.36

21.89 ± 3.69

0.73

ASMI, kg/m² (mean ± SD)

7.09 ± 0.81

7.1 ± 0.8

0.52

5.89 ± 0.72

5.79 ± 0.68

0.04*

SPPB (mean ± SD)

11.17 ± 1.10

11.3 ± 1.1

0.27

10.83 ± 1.47

10.71 ± 1.43

0.25

Sarcopenia^c (n, %)

43 (12.8)

69 (12.6)

0.94

33 (5.4)

34 (10.1)

0.01*

Severe sarcopenia^d (n, %)

6 (1.8)

8 (1.5)

0.71

6 (1.0)

8 (2.4)

0.09

Obese by both of BMI and WC (n = 115)

Non-obese (n = 768)

P value

Obese by both of BMI and WC (n = 282)

Non-obese (n = 662)

P value

HGS, kg (mean ± SD)

34.57 ± 5.40

33.1 ± 5.2

 < 0.01*

22.01 ± 3.45

21.91 ± 3.50

0.67

ASMI, kg/m² (mean ± SD)

7.67 ± 0.71

7.0 ± 0.8

 < 0.01*

6.23 ± 0.64

5.70 ± 0.67

 < 0.01*

SPPB (mean ± SD)

11.27 ± 1.09

11.3 ± 1.1

0.97

10.56 ± 1.61

10.88 ± 1.38

 < 0.01*

Sarcopenia^c (n, %)

2 (1.7)

110 (14.3)

 < 0.01*

4 (1.4)

63 (9.5)

 < 0.01*

Severe sarcopenia^d (n, %)

1 (0.9)

14 (1.8)

0.51

1 (0.4)

13 (2.0)

0.06