Sarcopenia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
Table 2
Body composition (BC) stratified by sex.
Women
Men
BC parameters
T2DMG (n = 114)
CG (n = 80)
value
T2DMG (n = 63)
CG (n = 66)
value
TLM (kg)
40.3 ± 6.3
36.1 ± 4.9
<0.001
54.9 ± 5.4
49.5 ± 5.6
<0.001
LM arms (kg)
4.32 ± 1.2
3.88 ± 7.3
<0.001
7.19 ± 5.7
5.69 ± 8.8
<0.001
LM legs (kg)
13.0 ± 3.2
11.2 ± 1.8
<0.001
18.2 ± 3.4
15.8 ± 2.2
<0.001
%TF
39.7 ± 6.4
40.2 ± 6.2
0.350
30.0 ± 6.6
30.6 ± 5.9
0.580
FM (kg)
27.7 ± 8.7
25.2 ± 6.5
0.030
23.9 ± 8.4
22.6 ± 5.7
0.320
AF (%)
46.1 ± 7.4
45.7 ± 7.4
0.640
38.3 ± 8.4
41.5 ± 6.9
0.020
ALM/BMI
0.58 ± 0.72
0.60 ± 1.03
0.450
0.86 ± 0.13
0.84 ± 0.25
0.570
BC, body composition; TLM, total lean mass; LM, lean mass; ALM, appendicular lean mass; TF, total fat; BMI, body mass index; FM, fat mass; AF, android fat; T2DMG, diabetes mellitus group; CG, control group.
