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Table 2 Reference data from the young reference group (20–40 years) regarding SMA, SMD, IMAT, and their indices

From: Diagnosing sarcopenia and myosteatosis based on chest computed tomography images in healthy Chinese adults

 

Men (n = 142)

Women (n = 102)

T score = − 1.0

T score = − 2.0

T score = − 2.5

T score = − 1.0

T score = − 2.0

T score = − 2.5

SMA (cm2)

91.76

75.67

67.62

60.85

50.39

45.16

SMA/height2 (cm2/m2)

31.29

25.75

22.98

23.92

20.16

18.28

SMA/weight (cm2/kg)

1.34

1.16

1.08

1.17

0.99

0.9

SMA/BMI (cm2/kg/m2)

3.91

3.37

3.11

2.95

2.43

2.17

 

p1

p5

p10

p1

p5

p10

SMD (HU)

33.76

37.42

39.21

29.25

33.17

34.46

 

p99

p95

p90

p99

p95

p90

IMAT (cm2)

14.35

8.72

7.17

5.28

4.58

4.01

IMAT/SMA (%)

11.19

7.51

6.27

8.99

6.83

6.19

  1. BMI: body mass index; IMAT: intermuscular adipose tissue area; P1: the 1st percentile; P5: the 5th percentile; P10, the 10th percentile; P90: the 90th percentile; P95: the 95th percentile; P99: the 99th percentile; SMA: skeletal muscle area; SMD: skeletal muscle radiodensity