Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity in Adults with Class II/III Obesity Using Different Diagnostic Criteria
Table 3
Subject characteristics, anthropometrics, and body composition (), by sex.
Females ()
Males ()
p value
Mean (IQR)
Mean (IQR)
Age (years)
46.5 (18)
49.4 (10)
0.352
Anthropometrics
Height (cm)
164.1 (8.3)
177.2 (9.7)
<0.0001
Weight (kg)
117.3
138.2 (24.9)
<0.0001
BMI (kg/m2)
43.5
44.0 (6.3)
0.960
Waist
120.4 (18.2)
141.0 (15.3)
<0.0001
Body composition
Fat mass (kg)
55.6
56.5 (17.5)
0.759
Fat mass (%)
48.0 (5.7)
41.4 (8.3)
<0.0001
FMI (kg/m2)
20.6
18.0 (6.0)
0.009
FM : FFM ratio
0.9 (0.2)
0.7 (0.2)
<0.0001
LST (kg)
57.1
76.2 (13.9)
<0.0001
LSTI (kg/m2)
21.2
24.2 (3.9)
<0.0001
LST by weight × 100 (%)
49.0 (6.4)
55.4 (9.1)
<0.0001
ASM (kg)
24.7
34.2 (7.3)
<0.0001
ASMI (kg/m2)
9.2 (1.6)
10.9 (2.3)
<0.0001
ASM by weight × 100 (%)
21.2 (2.9)
24.9 (5.3)
<0.0001
ASM by BMI
0.57
0.78 (0.2)
<0.0001
for variables is selected for consistency and may differ from terms used by original authors. not normally distributed. t circumference not available for the entire cohort: females (, 78.6%) and males (, 76.5%). IQR: interquartile range; BMI: body mass index; FMI: fat mass index; FM: fat mass; FFM: fat-free mass; LST: lean soft tissue; LSTI: lean soft tissue index; ASM: appendicular skeletal mass; ASMI: appendicular skeletal mass index.
