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Table 3 Partial correlation coefficients adjusted for age and percent body fat between ASM and measured values in middle-aged and elderly men and women

From: Comparison between clinical significance of height-adjusted and weight-adjusted appendicular skeletal muscle mass

 

Men

Women

ASM/Ht2 (kg/m2)

ASM/Wt × 100 (%)

ASM/Ht2 (kg/m2)

ASM/Wt × 100 (%)

R

P value

R

P value

R

P value

R

P value

ASM/Ht2 (kg/m2)

0.630

<0.001

0.577

<0.001

ASM/Wt × 100 (%)

0.630

<0.001

0.577

<0.001

Height (cm)

0.036

N.S.

0.166

<0.05

0.029

N.S.

0.250

<0.001

Weight (kg)

0.605

<0.001

0.266

<0.001

0.679

<0.001

0.277

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

0.889

<0.001

0.211

<0.01

0.870

<0.001

0.113

<0.01

WC (cm)

0.499

<0.001

0.162

<0.05

0.477

<0.001

0.092

<0.05

Handgrip strength (kg)

0.287

<0.001

0.188

<0.01

0.278

<0.001

0.167

<0.001

Whole-body BMD (g/cm2)

0.306

<0.001

−0.026

N.S.

0.217

<0.001

0.028

N.S.

Arm BMD (g/cm2)

0.366

<0.001

0.041

N.S.

0.282

<0.001

0.171

<0.001

Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm2)

0.150

<0.05

−0.137

<0.05

0.206

<0.001

−0.018

N.S.

Leg BMD (g/cm2)

0.414

<0.001

0.082

N.S.

0.360

<0.001

0.203

<0.001

HbA1c (%)

−0.040

N.S.

−0.031

N.S.

0.056

N.S.

0.000

N.S.

TG (mg/dl)

−0.033

N.S.

0.012

N.S.

0.031

N.S.

−0.003

N.S.

HDL-C (mg/dl)

−0.003

N.S.

−0.114

N.S.

−0.093

<0.05

0.036

N.S.

TG/HDL ratio

−0.018

N.S.

0.060

N.S.

0.046

N.S.

−0.024

N.S.

SBP (mmHg)

0.068

N.S.

−0.069

N.S.

0.077

<0.05

−0.057

N.S.

DBP (mmHg)

0.157

<0.05

0.007

N.S.

0.073

<0.05

−0.087

<0.05

baPWV (cm/s)

−0.240

<0.001

−0.241

<0.001

−0.133

<0.001

−0.152

<0.001

  1. ASM appendicular skeletal muscle mass, Ht height, Wt weight, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, BMD bone mineral density, HbA1c glycohemoglobin A1c, TG triglycerides, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, baPWV brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity