Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants who underwent total knee replacement surgeries.

From: Effect of total knee replacement on skeletal muscle mass measurements using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

 

Overall (n = 24)

Men (n = 2)

Women (n = 22)

Age (years)

76.4 ± 4.0

74.5 ± 3.6

76.7 ± 4.1 (70.1–84.1)

Height (cm)

153.2 ± 6.3

169.3 ± 1.2

151.7 ± 4.0 (143.7–161.0)

Weight (kg)

62.5 ± 9.0

63.5 ± 7.6 (58.0–68.8)

62.4 ± 9.3 (45.2–78.7)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

26.6 ± 3.3

22.2 ± 3.0 (20.1–24.3)

27.0 ± 3.1 (21.9–32.7)

Married (%)

9 (37.5%)

2 (100%)

7 (31.8%)

School education of < 7 years (%)

17 (70.8%)

0 (0.0%)

17 (77.3%)

Alcohol drinking (%)

4 (16.7%)

2 (100%)

2 (9.1%)

Current smoker (%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Hypertension (%)

18 (75.0%)

1 (50.0%)

17 (77.3%)

  1. Values are presented as means ± standard deviations (range) or numbers (%).
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