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Table 1 Descriptive data

From: Validity of ultrasonography-derived predictions for estimating skeletal muscle volume: a systematic literature review

Subjects

Body part

Mean MVMRI [± SEM] (± SD)

Mean MVUS [± SEM] (± SD)

Position MRI

Position UL

QUADAS

References

26 ♂ (23–34y)

Anterior upper arm

297.5 [14.9] cm3

273.6 [15.4] cm3

Supine

Standing

8/11

[35]

Posterior upper arm

405.4 [22.6] cm3

387.9 [30.9] cm3

26 ♂ (X̄ 25.7y)

Anterior upper arm

  

Supine

Standing

8/11

[9]

Posterior upper arm

46 ♂ (20–70y)

Anterior upper thigh

1637.5 (383.51) cm3

1660.7 (386.2) cm3

Supine

Standing

8/11

[33]

27 ♂ (X̄ 25.3y)

Anterior upper arm

311.5 (68.5) cm3

 

Supine

Standing

8/11

[34]

Posterior upper arm

427.0 (112.2) cm3

Anterior upper thigh

1825.3 (428) cm3

Posterior lower leg

1072.7 (226.3) cm3

72 ♂♀ (18–61y)

Total body

20.2 (6.5) kg

19.6 (6.5) kg

Supine

Standing

8/11

[37]

Arm

2.0 (0.7) kg

1.9 (0.7) kg

Trunk

8.3 (2.9) kg

8.2 (2.8) kg

Thigh

7.7 (2.6) kg

7.5 (2.2) kg

Lower leg

2.2 (0.6) kg

2.2 (0.6) kg

10 Prepubertal children

Total body

9.9 (1.4) kg

9.5 (1.1) kg

Supine

Standing

8/11

[30]

(X̄ 9.2y) ♂

Arm

0.8 (0.1) kg

0.7 (0.1) kg

(X̄ 10.3y) ♀

Trunk

4.3 (0.7) kg

4.7 (0.6) kg

Thigh

3.6 (0.6) kg

3.3 (0.6) kg

Lower leg

1.1 (0.2) kg

0.7 (0.1) kg

21 Adolescents

Total body

17.4 (3.8) kg

17.5 (4.3) kg

(X̄ 14.1y) ♂

Arm

1.5 (0.4) kg

1.5 (0.4) kg

(X̄ 13.8y) ♀

Trunk

7.3 (1.6) kg

7.5 (1.7) kg

Thigh

6.6 (1.5) kg

6.5 (1.8) kg

Lower leg

2.0 (0.4) kg

1.9 (0.5) kg

147 ♂♀ (19–77y)

Anterior upper arm

182.2 (65.4) cm3

179.4 (62) cm3

Supine

Standing

8/11

[25]

20 ♂♀ (20–41y)

Inner upper thigh

19.70 (9.29) cm3

 

Supine

Standing

9/11

[38]

9 children* (2–6y)

Posterior lower leg medial & lateral

11.92 (9.12) cm3

 

Did not report

Prone

8/11

[32]

60 ♂ (6–12y)

Total body

9113 (2241) cm3

8942 (2841) cm3

Supine

Standing

8/11

[31]

 

Arm

851 (198) cm3

825 (194) cm3

 

Trunk

3495 (795) cm3

3453 (780) cm3

 

Thigh

3579 (1026) cm3

3484 (986) cm3

 

Lower leg

1164 (295) cm3

1180 (323) cm3

37 ♀ (6–12y)

Total body

7688 (2339) cm3

7804 (2461) cm3

 

Arm

743 (208) cm3

719 (232) cm3

Trunk

2798 (519) cm3

2982 (929) cm3

Thigh

2905 (905) cm3

3030 (1015) cm3

Lower leg

1084 (344) cm3

1074 (346) cm3

60 ♂♀ (51–77y)

Anterior upper thigh

1000 (373.3) cm3

1019.5 (370.9) cm3

Supine

Standing

8/11

[39]

61 ♂ (X̄ 20.4y)

Total body

38.5 (5.8) kg

38.5 (5.7) kg

Prone

Standing

9/11

[36]

  1. SEM, standard error of the mean. SD, standard deviation. X̄, mean in sample. y, years. ♂, boys and males. ♀, girls and females
  2. *Nine children with bilateral involvement spastic CP (6 ♂ and 3 ♀) in total, 18 lower limbs were evaluated