The Relationships between Anabolic Hormones and Body Composition in Middle-Aged and Elderly Men with Prediabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Body composition and SMI assessed by DXA methods among patients with PD and control group.
Body composition
Parameter
Prediabetes number 84
Control number 58
Total fat (kg)
28.71 ± 2.47
26.47 ± 2.35
0.02
Abdominal fat (kg)
3.23 ± 0.23
2.48 ± 0.28
0.01
Trunk fat (kg)
15.22 ± 1.35
14.35 ± 1.41
—
Arm fat (kg)
2.68 ± 0.45
2.54 ± 0.39
—
Leg fat (kg)
7.75 ± 1.23
7.35 ± 1.35
—
Total lean (kg)
54.13 ± 3.67
56.34 ± 3.48
0.05
Abdominal lean (kg)
3.57 (3.48–3.66)
4.12 (3.98–4.27)
0.02
Trunk lean (kg)
28.23 ± 3.75
29.48 ± 3.66
—
Arm lean (kg)
6.29 ± 0.85
6.66 ± 0.91
—
Leg lean (kg)
15.65 ± 1.75
16.77 ± 2.93
—
SMI (%)
40.2 (37.6–42.8)
40.5 (37.8–43.0)
NS
Data are presented as a mean ± standard deviation of the mean or as median (with lower and upper quartiles), depending on the normality of data distribution; shows differences between patients with PD and control group. DXA: dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and SMI (%): total skeletal muscle mass.
