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Table 1 Prevalence of OLLMM in different groups (based on percentage BF)

From: The prevalence of low muscle mass associated with obesity in the USA

Variable

With OLLMM, n

Eligible participants, n

With OLLMM, weighted, n

Eligible participants, weighted, n

Prevalence OLLMM,a %

(95% CI)

All

827

4174

28,728,420

181,176,597

15.9 (13.7–18.0)

Age group, years

 20–29

36

536

1,591,786

31,069,719

5.1 (2.1–8.1)

 30–39

35

522

1,735,137

27,141,372

6.4 (3.6–9.2)

 40–49

64

517

2,198,743

25,608,035

8.6 (5.8–11.3)

 50–59

95

581

3,475,076

27,761,724

12.5 (8.1–17.0)

 60–69

263

1057

7,465,838

36,875,173

20.2 (14.8–25.7)

 70–79

202

579

7,980,944

21,671,913

36.8 (31.7–42.0)

 ≥ 80

132

382

4,280,896

11,048,661

38.7 (32.3–45.2)

Sex

 Males

409

2056

13,273,570

86,966,677

15.3 (12.3–18.2)

 Females

418

2118

15,454,850

94,209,920

16.4 (14.0–18.8)

Race/ethnicityb

 Mexican-American

196

549

4,153,037

15,390,072

27.0 (22.7–31.3)

 Other Hispanic

112

401

2,688,457

12,765,397

21.1 (16.4–25.7)

 Non-Hispanic White

355

1496

18,565,102

115,853,319

16.0 (13.1–18.9)

 Non-Hispanic Black

42

899

670,921

17,954,423

3.7 (2.5–5.0)

 Other, including multi-racial

122

829

2,650,903

19,213,386

13.8 (10.2–17.4)

OLLMM based on BMIc

 No

196

3503

5,666,439

157,242,384

3.6 (2.9–4.3)

 Yes

631

671

23,061,982

23,934,214

96.4 (95.0–97.7)

Age vs sex

 Females aged 20–59 years

108

1122

3,774,244

56,255,046

6.7 (4.4–9.0)

 Females aged ≥ 60 years

310

996

11,680,606

37,954,874

30.8 (26.3–35.2)

 Males aged 20–59 years

122

1034

5,226,498

55,325,803

9.4 (6.9–12.0)

 Males aged ≥ 60 years

287

1022

8,047,072

31,640,874

25.4 (19.6–31.2)

  1. ALM appendicular lean mass, BF body fat, BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, OLLMM obesity with low lean muscle mass
  2. aOLLMM based on ALM and percentage BF
  3. bRace/ethnicity based on NHANES categories
  4. cIndividuals identified with OLLMM, using BMI ≥ 27 kg/m2 to define obesity, were also identified based on the percentage BF criteria