Table 1: Characteristics of the study participants.
Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. BMI, body mass index; PS, pinch strength; UMM,upper extremity muscle mass; UFM, upper extremity fat mass.
Characteristics | Total (N=82) | Men (n=48) | Women (n=34) | P value |
Age (years) | 21.1±0.7 | 21.1±0.6 | 21.0±0.7 | 0.52 |
Height (cm) | 165.7±8.7 | 171.3±5.3 | 157.8±6.0 | <0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 58.7±11.8 | 65.5±10.3 | 49.2±5.6 | <0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.2±3.0 | 22.3±3.2 | 19.7±1.8 | <0.001 |
Left PS (kgf) | 6.4±1.5 | 7.3±1.0 | 5.0±0.9 | <0.001 |
Right PS (kgf) | 6.8±1.7 | 7.8±1.2 | 5.4±1.2 | <0.001 |
Left UMM (kg) | 2.83±0.59 | 3.23±0.39 | 2.26±0.25 | <0.001 |
Right UMM (kg) | 2.84±0.59 | 3.24±0.39 | 2.27±0.27 | <0.001 |
Left UFM (kg) | 0.73±0.28 | 0.74±0.34 | 0.71±0.16 | 0.58 |
Right UFM (kg) | 0.72±0.28 | 0.73±0.34 | 0.70±0.15 | 0.54 |