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 4BDOI: 10.12659/MSM.938606
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938606
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 |
* | * | |
r | 0.666 | 0.743 |
* | * | |
r | 0.163 | 0.458 |
0.114 | * | |
r | 0.823 | |
* | ||
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. |