Table 2 Comparison between participants with decreased muscle mass and control according to the different indices of low muscle mass.

From: Comparisons of different indices of low muscle mass in relationship with cardiometabolic disorder

Indices of muscle mass depletion

Variables

Male

Female

Low muscle mass as Z score ≤ −1SD

Control

p value

Low muscle mass as Z score ≤ −1SD

Control

p value

ALMI

N (%)

1176 (15.3)

6491 (84.7)

 

1568 (15.4)

8635 (84.6)

 

BMI

20.49 (2.14)

24.51 (2.78)

<0.0001

20.47 (2.32)

23.79 (3.30)

<0.0001

ALMI

6.38 (0.43)

7.87 (0.76)

<0.0001

4.88 (0.28)

6.05 (0.62)

<0.0001

FMI

4.13 (1.62)

5.12 (1.74)

<0.0001

6.58 (1.85)

7.53 (2.20)

<0.0001

ALMwt

0.31 (0.03)

0.32 (0.03)

<0.0001

0.24 (0.02)

0.26 (0.03)

<0.0001

ALMbmi

0.90 (0.13)

0.93 (0.11)

<0.0001

0.59 (0.09)

0.63 (0.09)

<0.0001

ALMtrunkfat

3.37 (1.87)

3.06 (1.53)

<0.0001

1.64 (0.69)

1.72 (0.73)

0.0023

ALMIfmi

N (%)

1382 (18.0)

6285 (82.0)

 

2157 (21.1)

8046 (78.9)

 

BMI

21.62 (2.60)

24.39 (2.92)

<0.0001

21.64 (3.02)

23.72 (3.34)

<0.0001

ALMI

6.49 (0.49)

7.90 (0.75)

<0.0001

5.03 (0.38)

6.09 (0.62)

<0.0001

FMI

4.93 (1.74)

4.98 (1.76)

0.3924

7.36 (2.21)

7.38 (2.17)

0.7456

ALMwt

0.30 (0.03)

0.33 (0.03)

<0.0001

0.24 (0.02)

0.26 (0.02)

<0.0001

ALMbmi

0.86 (0.11)

0.94 (0.12)

<0.0001

0.57 (0.08)

0.64 (0.09)

<0.0001

ALMtrunkfat

2.71 (1.40)

3.19 (1.61)

<0.0001

1.47 (0.62)

1.77 (0.74)

<0.0001

ALMwt

N (%)

1203 (15.7)

6464 (84.3)

 

1554 (15.2)

8649 (84.8)

 

BMI

26.19 (3.10)

23.47 (2.85)

<0.0001

25.82 (3.82)

22.82 (3.09)

<0.0001

ALMI

7.35 (0.92)

7.70 (0.88)

<0.0001

5.60 (0.79)

5.92 (0.69)

<0.0001

FMI

7.23 (1.46)

4.55 (1.46)

<0.0001

9.90 (2.13)

6.93 (1.86)

<0.0001

ALMwt

0.28 (0.01)

0.33 (0.02)

<0.0001

0.22 (0.01)

0.26 (0.02)

<0.0001

ALMbmi

0.80 (0.09)

0.95 (0.11)

<0.0001

0.52 (0.06)

0.64 (0.08)

<0.0001

ALMtrunkfat

1.74 (0.31)

3.36 (1.59)

<0.0001

1.06 (0.23)

1.82 (0.72)

<0.0001

ALMbmi

N (%)

1189 (15.5)

6478 (84.5)

 

1562 (15.3)

8641 (84.7)

 

BMI

25.69 (3.16)

23.57 (2.92)

<0.0001

25.35 (3.76)

22.90 (3.17)

<0.0001

ALMI

7.40 (0.92)

7.69 (0.88)

<0.0001

5.61 (0.78)

5.92 (0.70)

<0.0001

FMI

6.68 (1.72)

4.65 (1.57)

<0.0001

9.41 (2.25)

7.01 (1.96)

<0.0001

ALMwt

0.29 (0.02)

0.33 (0.03)

<0.0001

0.22 (0.02)

0.26 (0.02)

<0.0001

ALMbmi

0.77 (0.07)

0.95 (0.11)

<0.0001

0.51 (0.05)

0.64 (0.08)

<0.0001

ALMtrunkfat

1.97 (0.61)

3.32 (1.62)

<0.0001

1.15 (0.32)

1.81 (0.73)

<0.0001

ALMtrunkfat

N (%)

1217 (15.9)

6450 (84.1)

 

1583 (15.5)

8620 (84.5)

 

BMI

26.74 (2.85)

23.36 (2.78)

<0.0001

26.63 (3.52)

22.66 (2.98)

<0.0001

ALMI

7.61 (0.92)

7.65 (0.89)

0.0908

5.89 (0.84)

5.87 (0.70)

0.3071

FMI

7.54 (1.23)

4.48 (1.37)

<0.0001

10.30 (1.87)

6.84 (1.77)

<0.0001

ALMwt

0.28 (0.02)

0.33 (0.02)

<0.0001

0.22 (0.02)

0.26 (0.02)

<0.0001

ALMbmi

0.82 (0.09)

0.95 (0.11)

<0.0001

0.54 (0.07)

0.64 (0.08)

<0.0001

ALMtrunkfat

1.67 (0.22)

3.38 (1.59)

<0.0001

1.02 (0.17)

1.83 (0.72)

<0.0001

  1. BMI = body mass index; ALM = appendicular lean mass; ALMI = appendicular lean mass index; FM = fat mass; FMI = fat mass index; ALMwt = appendicular lean mass to weight; ALMbmi = appendicular lean mass to body mass index; ALMtrunkfat = appendicular lean mass to truncal fat.