Table 2.

Distribution of Sarcopenia Components in Men versus Women.

Component Men (n=52) Women (n=48) P-value*
SMI (kg/m2)
 Normal, n (%) 31 (59.6) 38 (79.2) 0.06
 Low, n (%) 21 (40.4) 10 (20.8)
 Mean±SD 7.62±1.59 6.46±0.94
HGS (kg)
 Normal, n (%) 9 (17.3) 19 (39.6) 0.13
 Low, n (%) 43 (82.7) 29 (60.4)
 Mean±SD 23.47±6.79 16.79±4.33
SPPB (0–12)
 Normal, n (%) 28 (53.8) 19 (39.6) 0.16
 Poor, n (%) 24 (46.2) 29 (60.4)
 Mean±SD 8.15±1.79 7.48±2.20
* P-value compares the distribution of Normal versus Low/Poor between men and women (chi-square test).

Cut-offs: SMI Low <7.0 kg/m2 (men), <5.7 kg/m2 (women); HGS Low <28 kg (men), <18 kg (women); SPPB Normal >9, Poor ≤9.

Total cohort means: SMI 7.06±1.44 kg/m2; HGS 20.26±6.63 kg; SPPB 7.83±2.02.

HGS, handgrip strength; SD, standard deviation; SMI, skeletal muscle index; SPPB, Short Physical Performance Battery.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2025; 16(4): e0019. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2025 October 31. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10554
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