Research Article
Association of Sasang Constitutional Type with Sarcopenia
Table 2
Difference of body composition from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry according to Sasang constitutional type.
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Sarcopenia was defined as an ASM/height2 less than 1 SD below the gender-specific normal mean of a younger reference group of our population. The cutoff values were 7.34 kg/m2 and 5.65 kg/m2 for men and women, respectively. TE: Tae-eum type; SE: So-eum type; SY: So-yang type; ASM: appendicular skeletal muscle mass. versus SE and SY type. versus SE type. |