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Table 2 Distribution of anthropometric, body composition, handgrip strength, and Timed Get Up and Go test variables according to bone mineral density (BMD) categories in postmenopausal women

From: Influence of the appendicular skeletal muscle mass index on the bone mineral density of postmenopausal women

Variables

Total

BMD

p value

Normal

(n = 27

23.7%)

Osteopenia

(n = 48

42.1%)

Osteoporosis

(n = 39

34.2%)

ASMI (m2)a

n (%)

   

0.002

 1st tertile

(5.68 ± 0.31)

38 (33.3)

2 (5.3)

16 (42.1)

20 (52.6)

 

 2nd tertile

(6.72 ± 0.28)

38 (33.3)

14 (36.8)

12 (31.6)

12 (31.6)

 

 3rd tertile

(7.78 ± 0.53)

38 (33.3)

11 (28.9)

20 (52.6)

7 (18.4)

 

BMIb

    

0.004

 Underweight

20 (16.7)

1 (5.0)

7 (35.0)

12 (60.0)

 

 Eutrophic

43 (38.6)

9 (20.9)

16 (37.2)

18 (41.9)

 

 Overweight

51 (44.7)

17 (33.3)

25 (49.0)

9 (17.6)

 

CCb

    

0.186

 Adequate

98 (86.0)

26 (26.5)

39 (39.8)

33 (33.7)

 

 Reduced

16 (14.0)

1 (6.3)

9 (56.3)

6 (37.5)

 

WCb

    

0.017

 Adequate

13 (11.4)

1 (7.7)

3 (23.1)

9 (69.2)

 

 Elevated

101 (88.6)

26 (25.7)

45 (44.6)

30(29.7)

 

DHGSb

    

0.250

 Adequate

107 (93.9)

25 (23.4)

47 (43.9)

35 (32.7)

 

 Reduced

7 (6.1)

2 (28.6)

1 (14.3)

4 (57.1)

 

NDHGSb

    

0.546

 Adequate

100 (87.7)

23 (23.0)

44 (44.0)

33 (33.0)

 

 Reduced

14 (12.3)

4 (28.6)

4 (28.6)

6 (42.9)

 

TUG (s)b

    

1.000

 Adequate

111 (97.4)

26 (23.4)

47 (42.3)

38 (34.2)

 

 Inadequate

3 (2.6)

1 (33.3)

1 (33.3)

1 (33.3)

 
  1. ASMI Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Index, BMI Body Mass Index, CC Calf Circumference,m WC Waist circumference, HC Hip Circumference, DHGS Dominant handgrip strength, NDHGS Non-Dominant Handgrip Strength, TUG Timed Get Up and Go test. aChi-square test; bFisher’s exact test. Bold: p value < 0.05