Table 3 Differences of MMIs in females vs. males
From: The differences of sarcopenia-related phenotypes: effects of gender and population
| Â | MMIs (kg/m2) | Independent-samples t tests | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caucasians | Chinese | Before adjustment for age | After adjustment for age | |||||
Male | Female | Male | Female | Caucasians | Chinese | Caucasians | Chinese | |
Legs | 6.1 ± 0.6 | 5.0 ± 0.5 | 5.9 ± 0.5 | 4.7 ± 0.4 | t(360) = −17.6, P < 0.0001 | t(1,792) = −54.6, P < 0.0001 | t(360) = −17.3, P < 0.0001 | t(1,792) = −54.5, P < 0.0001 |
Arms | 2.4 ± 0.3 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 1.9 ± 0.2 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | t(192) = −27.5, P < 0.0001 | t(1,746) = −81.2, P < 0.0001 | t(193) = −27.0, P < 0.0001 | t(1,729) = −83.9, P < 0.0001 |
Extremities | 8.5 ± 0.9 | 6.6 ± 0.7 | 7.8 ± 0.7 | 6.0 ± 0.5 | t(224) = −21.9, P < 0.0001 | t(1,776) = −66.6, P < 0.0001 | t(226) = −21.5, P < 0.0001 | t(1,774) = −66.9, P < 0.0001 |