Research Article
The Significance of Body Mass Index in Calculating the Cut-Off Points for Low Muscle Mass in the Elderly: Methodological Issues
Table 4
Mean of ALM index for males from groups with different BMI.
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Group M1 was excluded from the statistical analysis due to its small size; BMI: body mass index; ALM: appendicular lean mass; SD: standard deviation; ns: not significant (P 0.05); *P 0.001; M1: males with BMI below 18.50 kg/m2; M2: males with recommended BMI: 18.50–24.99 kg/m2; M3: males with BMI from 25.00 to 29.99 kg/m2; M4: males with BMI 30.00 kg/m2. |