Table 3 Clinical CEAP classification by body composition measurements in both sex^a

Body mass index (kg/m²), mean (SD)

26.9 (3.74)

26.5 (3.22)

26.6 (3.74)

30.0 (5.19)

0.007

Body fat mass (kg), mean (SD

23.5 (8.84)

22.5 (7.32)

22.7 (8.78)

31.5 (12.8)

0.002

Fat free mass (kg), mean (SD)

56.8 (6.74)

56.0 (6.70)

57.3 (6.51)

59.1 (7.56)

0.269

Percentage body fat (%), mean (SD)

28.5 (6.91)

28.1 (5.76)

27.6 (7.27)

33.6 (9.64)

0.015

Skeletal muscle mass (kg), mean (SD)

31.1 (3.95)

30.7 (3.94)

31.4 (3.86)

32.3 (4.28)

0.347

Percentage skeletal muscle mass (%), mean (SD)

39.2 (3.81)

39.4 (3.15)

39.7 (4.03)

36.2 (5.28)

0.011

Muscle fat ratio, mean (SD)

150 (58.3)

148 (43.6)

162 (73.6)

124 (68.0)

0.115

Total^b

N=236

C0

N=98

C1-C3

N=122

C4-C6

N=16

p-value

Body mass index (kg/m²), mean (SD)

27.1 (4.19)

26.8 (4.14)

27.1 (4.14)

28.6 (4.75)

0.270

Body fat mass (kg), mean (SD

26.7 (8.33)

26.3 (8.29)

26.7 (8.23)

29.5 (9.29)

0.357

Fat free mass (kg), mean (SD)

41.2 (4.65)

40.9 (4.94)

41.4 (4.53)

42.3 (3.70)

0.517

Percentage body fat (%), mean (SD)

38.5 (6.92)

38.3 (6.64)

38.5 (7.08)

40.2 (7.54)

0.603

Skeletal muscle mass (kg), mean (SD)

22.0 (2.75)

21.8 (2.94)

22.0 (2.68)

22.5 (2.10)

0.675

Percentage skeletal muscle mass (%), mean (SD)

32.7 (3.69)

32.9 (3.55)

32.7 (3.76)

31.8 (4.05)

0.538

Muscle fat ratio, mean (SD)

90.2 (31.2)

90.4 (27.2)

90.9 (34.3)

84.1 (29.5)

0.715