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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics, correlations observed between dependent variable with independent variables and comparison between groups

From: Development and validation of anthropometric equations to estimate appendicular muscle mass in elderly women

Variables

Validation group 01

Estimation group

Validation group 02

AMMxVariables

p

 

(n = 84)

(n = 60)

(n = 41)

(n = 101)

 
    

R

Rho

 

Age (years)

67.30 ± 6.24

66.75 ± 5.81

68.49 ± 6.59

−0.18

-

0.164

Body mass (kg)

64.05 ± 10.20

64.34 ± 10.06

62.55 ± 10.40

0.76

-

0.390

Height (m)

1.50 ± 0.06

1.50 ± 0.05

1.51 ± 0.06

0.61

-

0.554

BMI (kg m-2)

28.20 ± 4.07

28.50 ± 4.20

27.37 ± 3.88

0.47

-

0.174

AMMBAUM (kg)

7.29 ± 1.80

-

-

-

-

-

AMMTANK (kg)

14.64 ± 1.90

-

-

-

-

-

BFDXA (%)

41.58 ± 6.51

42.20 ± 6.51

39.93 ± 6.27*

0.16

-

0.084

TMM KIM (kg)

16.70 ± 2.81

16.56 ± 2.67

16.93 ± 2.98

0.99

-

0.524

AMMDXA (kg)

15.15 ± 2.46

14.98 ± 2.34

15.33 ± 2.61

-

-

0.481

AMMI DXA (kg m-2)

6.65 ± 0.82

6.62 ± 0.83

6.69 ± 0.85

0.86

-

0.651

Right arm P (cm)

29.70 ± 3.53

29.75 ± 3.67

29.35 ± 6.27

0.54

-

0.585

Left arm P (cm)

29.50 ± 3.63

29.64 ± 3.83

28.98 ± 3.48

0.54

-

0.382

Right forearm P (cm)

24.12 ± 1.67

24.10 ± 1.73

23.88 ± 1.97

0.70

-

0.553

Left forearm P (cm)

24.01 ± 2.09

23.98 ± 2.24

23.72 ± 2.08

0.68

-

0.547

Right leg P (cm)

35.26 ± 3.52

35.26 ± 3.83

35.07 ± 2.70

-

0.56

0.782

Left leg P (cm)

35.10 ± 3.41

35.16 ± 3.81

34.93 ± 2.51

-

0.53

0.716

Right thigh P (cm)

49.47 ± 8.84

49.75 ± 9.74

48.75 ± 5.72

-

0.48

0.555

Left thigh P (cm)

49.58 ± 7.58

49.51 ± 8.15

50.23 ± 6.78

0.53

-

0.647

Abdomen P (cm)

95.53 ± 12.52

96.34 ± 13.74

94.09 ± 7.68

-

0.34

0.299

Waist P (cm)

85.33 ± 9.15

85.91 ± 8.99

84.16 ± 8.08

0.45

-

0.320

Hip P (cm)

102.50 ± 8.52

102.66 ± 8.66

100.37 ± 7.46

0.42

-

0.170

Triceps S (mm)

27.67 ± 7.95

27.22 ± 8.57

24.76 ± 5.00

0.20

-

0.094

Biceps S (mm)

19.16 ± 7.98

20.08 ± 8.53

16.75 ± 5.92

0.25

-

0.053

Subscapularis S (mm)

28.04 ± 9.40

28.77 ± 9.34

26.37 ± 8.81

0.25

-

0.198

Axillary S (mm)

26.13 ± 8.46

26.06 ± 8.15

25.27 ± 8.38

0.19

-

0.796

Suprailiac S (mm)

32.13 ± 9.40

33.03 ± 9.64

30.00 ± 7.95

0.17

-

0.100

Abdomen S (mm)

38.27 ± 9.65

38.85 ± 10.38

36.35 ± 8.60

0.20

-

0.206

Thigh S (mm)

37.77 ± 12.30

37.65 ± 13.35

37.49 ± 10.68

0.07

-

0.950

Leg S (mm)

24.45 ± 8.60

24.97 ± 9.14

23.49 ± 6.90

0.02

-

0.384

Arm M (cm)

22.39 ± 2.56

22.27 ± 2.74

22.65 ± 2.24

-

0.54

0.467

Thigh M (cm)

37.67 ± 7.43

37.81 ± 8.02

37.71 ± 5.28

-

0.57

0.946

Leg M (cm)

27.50 ± 3.59

27.37 ± 3.89

27.62 ± 2.43

0.55

-

0.690

Waist M (cm)

75.24 ± 8.09

75.53 ± 8.34

74.73 ± 6.56

0.45

-

0.593

Abdomen M (cm)

83.51 ± 11.72

84.14 ± 12.92

82.68 ± 7.14

-

0.33

0.471

Handgrip (kg)

21.35 ± 5.21

21.03 ± 4.99

-

0.50

-

-

  1. Abbreviation: BMI, Body mass index, AMM BAUM , Appendicular muscle mass equation estimated by equation of Baumgartner et al. AMM TANK , Appendicular muscle mass estimated by equation of Tankó et al. BF DXA , Body fat percentage estimated by absorptiometry, TMM KIM , Total muscle mass estimated by equation of Kim et al. AMM DXA, Appendicular muscle mass estimated by DXA, AMMI DXA , Appendicular muscle mass index P Body perimeter, S Skinfold thickness, M Muscle circumference, R, Pearson correlation coefficient, Rho, Spearman correlation coefficient, p, probability observed in the comparison between groups.
  2. * Significant difference p <0.05.
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