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Table 1 Anthropometric and demographic characteristics of the subjects in the study at baseline

From: Low appendicular muscle mass is correlated with femoral neck bone mineral density loss in postmenopausal women

Variables

Low aMM (n = 32)

Normal aMM (n = 32)

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

p value*

Age (years)

57.0

7.4

55.4

7.6

0.397

Time since menopause (years)

7.6

5.8

8.3

5.7

0.618

Weight (kg)

65.9

10.9

76.5

12.9

0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

26.7

3.7

31.7

4.7

<0.001

Total MM (kg)

30.3

3.2

35.9

4.2

<0.001

Appendicular MM (kg)

11.9

1.4

14.6

1.9

<0.001

Appendicular MM/m2 (kg/m2)

4.8

0.5

6.1

0.5

<0.001

Total fat (kg)

26.7

7.8

32.6

9.2

0.007

% fat

45.2

5.4

45.44

5.9

0.874

logFSH

4.2

0.3

4.1

0.3

0.334

logE2

3.0

0.2

3.1

0.2

0.100

  1. SD, standard deviation.
  2. *unpaired t test, significant difference p < 0.05