Table 3 Body composition data.

From: Clinical characteristics of geriatric patients with non-specific chronic low back pain

 

CLBP

Control

p-value

N

203

203

 

BMD: L2-4YAM (%)

101.49 ± 26.55

99.68 ± 22.69

0.462

Muscle mass (upper) (g)

3837.64 ± 1170.98

4053.13 ± 1138.93

0.071

Muscle mass (lower) (g)

11,108.69 ± 2608.75

11,734.62 ± 2789.33

0.007

SMI (kg/m2)

6.23 ± 0.92

6.43 ± 1.02

0.045

Trunk muscle CSA (L1/2) (mm2)

2267.42 ± 804.56

2683.55 ± 836.45

< 0.001

Trunk muscle CSA (L4/5) (mm2)

1819.12 ± 770.98

2433.14 ± 715.87

< 0.001

Fat mass (upper) (g)

2086.59 ± 763.62

2089.59 ± 887.54

0.971

Fat mass (lower) (g)

5292.28 ± 1867.88

5142.19 ± 1757.62

0.042

Body Fat (%)

32.17 ± 7.07

29.28 ± 7.48

< 0.001

  1. CLBP chronic low back pain, LSS lumbar spinal stenosis, BMD bone mineral density, YAM young mean adult, SMI skeletal muscle mass index, CSA cross-sectional area.
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