a decreasing trendp < 0.0001
25.22 ± 3.58 kg) exhibited the same trend as BF and increased progressively across the BMI categories ( p < 0.0001), LM% revealed a decreasing trend, with normal-weight older adult males demonstrating the highest LM% (71.06 ± 6.73%), followed by overweight (64.35 ± 4.82%) then obese (59.66 ± 4.07%) ( p < 0.0001) individuals.