Proposal for a Simple Equation for Limb Muscle Weight Calculation

Yasutaka Kurokawa; Takayuki Kurokawa; Misato Fujii; Masatoshi Tanifuji; Takashi Nakajin; Tsukasa Sato; Ikuko Machida

doi:10.12659/MSM.938606

28 February 2023 : Clinical Research

Proposal for a Simple Equation for Limb Muscle Weight Calculation

Yasutaka Kurokawa^12ABCDE*, Takayuki Kurokawa^3BCDEF, Misato Fujii^4B, Masatoshi Tanifuji^5B, Takashi Nakajin^6B, Tsukasa Sato^7B, Ikuko Machida^4B

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938606

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938606

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Table 3 Statistical analysis for correlation of measured physical and radiological factors.

	Upper arm subcutaneous fat thickness	Upper arm circumference

r	0.558	0.629
	<0.001^*	<0.001^*

r	0.666	0.743
	<0.001^*	<0.001^*

r	0.163	0.458
	0.114	<0.001^*


r	0.823
	<0.001^*
r – correlation coefficient; – probability; BMI – body mass index; FW – total fat weight obtained by DXA; LMW – limb muscle weight obtained by DXA; DXA – dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. ^* Statistically significant.

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