Research Article
Prediction of Loss of Muscle Mass in Sarcopenia Using Ultrasonic Diaphragm Excursion
Table 1
Comparison of anthropometric parameters between different sex and age groups.
| | Variable | Male | Female | | Young | Elderly | value | Young | Elderly | value |
| | n | 16 | 50 | | 28 | 18 | | | Age (Y) | 22.00 (20.95–23.05) | 68.88 (67.37–70.39) | 0.000 | 22.04 (21.63–22.44) | 71.33 (68.99–73.67) | 0.000 | | Height (m) | 1.71 (1.68–1.73) | 1.65 (1.64–1.67) | 0.000 | 1.59 (1.57–1.61) | 1.55 (1.52–1.58) | 0.018 | | Weight (kg) | 59.53 (54.82–62.24) | 62.80 (59.56–66.05) | 0.402 | 50.16 (47.43–52.88) | 55.10 (51.62–58.58) | 0.033 | | Muscle mass (kg) | 48.20 (45.37–51.04) | 47.21 (45.40–49.01) | 0.526 | 34.83 (33.90–35.77) | 34.41 (32.50–36.32) | 0.645 | | ASM (kg) | 23.36 (21.95–24.77) | 20.55 (19.54–21.55) | 0.005 | 16.64 (16.13–17.15) | 13.39 (13.36–14.63) | 0.000 | | ASM/height2 (kg/m2) | 8.01 (7.57–8.45) | 7.48 (7.18–7.78) | 0.070 | 6.61 (6.38–6.85) | 5.85 (5.61–6.10) | 0.000 |
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ASM, appendicular skeletal muscle mass.
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