Table 3 Reference values (mean-2SD) for SMI, SMA, and SMRA, per age and BMI category.
Age, years | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | 70–79 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
SMI, cm2/m2 | ||||||||||||
All BMI’s | 38.8 | 37.5 | 39.2 | 35.5 | 39.9 | 32.8 | 39.0 | 33.2 | 37.0 | 31.2 | 36.8 | 31.5 |
< 25 | 38.3 | –a | 37.7 | 34.9 | 39.0 | 32.6 | 37.7 | 32.6 | 35.0 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 32.7 |
25–29.99 | 43.0 | –a | 44.4 | 38.4 | 43.1 | 33.1 | 41.0 | 34.2 | 40.6 | 31.4 | 39.8 | 29.0 |
≥ 30 | 38.9 | –a | 42.9 | 36.6 | 44.3 | 38.1 | 46.5 | 34.5 | 45.3 | 31.9 | 48.5 | 39.8 |
SMA, cm2 | ||||||||||||
All BMI’s | 130.6 | 103.0 | 140.5 | 101.3 | 133.7 | 98.3 | 132.1 | 94.4 | 121.8 | 88.7 | 115.5 | 84.8 |
< 25 | 125.1 | –a | 134.5 | 103.8 | 137.8 | 95.6 | 123.3 | 93.4 | 113.4 | 87.7 | 101.0 | 85.5 |
25–29.99 | 142.5 | –a | 156.6 | 105.3 | 136.8 | 99.8 | 141.9 | 95.5 | 134.0 | 89.7 | 124.3 | 82.6 |
≥ 30 | 132.6 | –a | 155.1 | 89.3 | 136.8 | 114.4 | 143.6 | 95.2 | 137.9 | 92.4 | 135.1 | 86.1 |
SMRA, HU | ||||||||||||
All BMI’s | 45.0 | 32.5 | 39.6 | 38.4 | 37.0 | 38.1 | 34.9 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 27.7 | 29.7 | 31.8 |
< 25 | 48.8 | –a | 46.0 | 42.8 | 41.2 | 41.7 | 42.1 | 41.1 | 37.7 | 35.1 | 39.3 | 34.8 |
25–29.99 | 46.2 | –a | 39.4 | 42.0 | 39.7 | 41.1 | 33.9 | 32.0 | 31.4 | 27.3 | 32.3 | 30.6 |
≥ 30 | 41.1 | –a | 31.0 | 32.6 | 30.6 | 28.5 | 32.1 | 27.1 | 35.4 | 21.1 | 22.9 | 33.4 |
