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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 382)

From: Association between fat mass by bioelectrical impedance analysis and bone mass by quantitative ultrasound in relation to grip strength and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in postmenopausal Japanese women: the Unzen study

Women

Total (n = 382)

Range

Mean ± SD

 Age (years)

68.2 ± 7.2

49–89

 Height (cm)

151.2 ± 5.6

128.5–166.6

 Weight (kg)

50.6 ± 7.9

30.1–81.6

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.1 ± 3.1

14.9–34.4

 Stiffness index

67.9 ± 12.7

41.3–132.0

 Percent fat (%)

30.5 ± 6.1

8.0–45.1

 Fat mass (kg)

15.8 ± 5.3

3.1–36.9

 Fat-free mass (kg)

34.9 ± 3.6

22.4–53.7

 Muscle mass (kg)

33.0 ± 3.2

21.6–50.2

 Grip strength (kg)

24.2 ± 5.2

6.0–39.0

Serum

Median (Q1–Q3)

 

 25(OH)D (ng/mL)

19.6 (15.9–23.9)

7.3–42.6

 TRACP-5b (mU/dL)

480.0 (391.0–615.3)

134.0–1151.0

 PTH (pg/mL)

38.0 (30.0–50.0)

10.0–159.0

 

n (%)

 

Comorbidities*

55 (14.4)

 

Alcohol consumption

6 (1.6)

 

Current smoking

5 (1.3)

 

Exercise

140 (36.6)

 
  1. SD standard deviation, 25(OH)D 25-hydroxyvitamin D, TRACP-5b tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-5b, PTH parathyroid hormone
  2. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation, median (first quartile–third quartile), or n (%).
  3. *Comorbidities included at least one of the following: heart disease, lung disease, stroke, or diabetes mellitus.
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Journal of Physiological Anthropology

ISSN: 1880-6805

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