Table 3 Comparing anthropometric characteristics of normal and sarcopenic (class 1) young Saudi males, using different methods of measures

Variables

Normal

Sarcopenia

P value

Normal

Sarcopenia

P value

Normal

Sarcopenia

P value

Age

27.1 ± 4.2

27.0 ± 4.2

0.89

27.2 ± 4.2

26.6 ± 4.4

0.59

27.2 ± 4.1

26.9 ± 4.4

0.71

Height

172.2 ± 6.1

170.2 ± 5.7

0.09

172.7 ± 5.9

167.6 ± 4.9

<0.001

172.2 ± 5.9

171.3 ± 6.5

0.41

Weight

86.7 ± 17.3

64.1 ± 7.4

<0.001

86.9 ± 17.2

63.9 ± 7.9

<0.001

89.2 ± 16.8

66.1 ± 7.9

<0.001

BMI

29.2 ± 5.2

22.1 ± 2.3

<0.001

29.1 ± 5.3

22.9 ± 2.8

<0.001

30.1 ± 4.9

22.5 ± 2.0

<0.001

Knee extensors Strength

80.2 ± 23.5

66.6 ± 23.7

0.002

80.4 ± 23.7

66.2 ± 21.8

<0.001

79.4 ± 23.9

74.4 ± 24.0

0.17

Grip Strength

43.8 ± 7.5

38.0 ± 6.6

<0.001

43.8 ± 7.5

38.0 ± 6.3

<0.001

43.8 ± 7.6

40.3 ± 7.2

0.003