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Table 2 Distribution of appendicular lean mass to height squared (ALM/ht2) among young Saudi men (N = 232)

From: A cross-sectional study on sarcopenia using different methods: reference values for healthy Saudi young men

Parameters

DXA

n (%)

Inbody 770

n (%)

Tanita 980

n (%)

Mean

8.97

197 (84.9%)

8.16

195 (84.1%)

9.55

173 (74.6%)

1 SD

Sarcopenia Class 1

7.74

33 (14.2%)

7.29

35 (15.1%)

8.68

55 (23.7%)

2 SD

Sarcopenia Class 2

6.51

2 (0.9%)

6.42

2 (0.9%)

7.45

4 (1.7%)

  1. DXA dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry