Table 6 Phase angle for detecting sarcopenia in other studies

Kilic et al. (2017) [29]

Turkey, n = 263,

M 110, W 153

 > 65 yrs

Community-dwelling and hospitalized older adults

0.703

4.55

Yamada et al. (2018) [28]

Japan, n = 1009,

M 285, W 724,

M 81.1 ± 7.1 yrs,

F 80.4 ± 6.8 yrs

Community-dwelling individuals

M 0.718

W 0.721

M 4.05

W 3.55

Espirito Santo Silva et al. (2019) [30]

Brazil, n = 119,

M 54.4 ± 10.2 yrs

Cirrhosis patients

0.73

5.05

Kosoku et al. (2020) [31]

Japan, n = 210,

M 122, W 88, median 55 range (45–66) yrs

Kidney transplant recipients

0.73

4.46

Our study

Japan, n = 190,

M 51, W 139,

67.2 ± 13.5 yrs

Chronic musculoskeletal pain patients

All 0.85

M 0.90

W 0.84

All 4.2

M 5.1

W 4.2