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Table 3 Prevalence of OLLMM in different clinical subgroups (based on percentage BF)

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

Clinical subgroups

With OLLMM, n

Eligible participants, n

With OLLMM, weighted, n

Eligible participants, weighted, n

Prevalence OLLMM,a %

(95% CI)

T2DM, no

527

3277

19,589,822

154,709,933

12.7 (10.5–14.8)

T2DM, yes

300

897

9,138,598

26,466,664

34.5 (29.5–39.6)

Prediabetes, no

577

3060

20,645,798

140,079,916

14.7 (12.1–17.4)

Prediabetes, yes

250

1114

8,082,622

41,096,682

19.7 (16.6–22.7)

NAFLD with fibrosis, no

366

2408

14,954,200

119,957,621

12.5 (10.3–14.6)

NAFLD with fibrosis, yes

39

109

1,109,842

4,361,071

25.4 (15.7–35.2)

Bariatric surgery, no

811

4122

28,170,588

178,616,433

15.8 (13.5–18.0)

Bariatric surgery, yes

16

52

557,833

2,560,164

21.8 (8.6–35.0)

BMI, kg/m2

 < 30

340

2510

9,961,709

108,595,331

9.2 (7.8–10.6)

 30 to < 35

240

896

8,553,115

40,325,428

21.2 (16.9–25.5)

 35 to < 40

133

430

6,227,994

19,277,764

32.3 (25.9–38.7)

 ≥ 40

113

283

3,953,401

11,292,403

35.0 (26.1–43.9)

  1. ALM appendicular lean mass, BF body fat, BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, OLLMM obesity with low lean muscle mass, T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus
  2. aOLLMM based on ALM and percentage BF