28 February 2023 : Clinical Research
Proposal for a Simple Equation for Limb Muscle Weight Calculation
Yasutaka Kurokawa12ABCDE*, Takayuki Kurokawa3BCDEF, Misato Fujii4B, Masatoshi Tanifuji5B, Takashi Nakajin6B, Tsukasa Sato7B, Ikuko Machida4BDOI: 10.12659/MSM.938606
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938606
Table 2 Measured physical parameters and radiological values for the patients.
| M: F = 27: 68 |
| 47–102 (85±8.3) |
| M: 47–95 (82±11) |
| F: 68–102 (87±6.3) |
| 11.6–28.1 (18.4±3.18) |
| M: 13.3–23.2 (17.9±3.02) |
| F: 11.6–28.1 (18.6±3.26) |
| 0.6–18 (7.9±4.0) |
| M: 1.1–16 (6.5±3.5) |
| F: 0.6–18 (8.4±4.1) |
| 12–27 (20±3.0) |
| M: 17–27 (21±2.6) |
| F: 17–27 (20±3.1) |
| 3563–25 823 (11 823±5203.9) |
| M: 4301.0–20 997 (11 051±4739.8) |
| F: 3563–25 823 (12 130±5417.0) |
| 6951–17 595 (10 772±2388.2) |
| M: 8272–17 413 (12 433±2398.9) |
| F: 6951–15 864 (10 114±2074.0) |
| Values are expressed in range (mean±standard deviation). M – men; F – women; DXA – dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. |