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Table 3 Association between body composition (fat mass and muscle mass) and stiffness index

From: Association between fat mass by bioelectrical impedance analysis and bone mass by quantitative ultrasound in relation to grip strength and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in postmenopausal Japanese women: the Unzen study

Variables

Model 1

Model 2

B

SE

p value

B

SE

p value

Fat mass (kg)

0.505

0.152

< 0.001

0.493

0.151

0.001

Muscle mass (kg)

− 0.374

0.307

0.223

− 0.568

0.310

0.068

Adjusted factors

 Age (years)

− 0.492

0.096

< 0.001

− 0.376

0.097

< 0.001

 Height (cm)

0.160

0.156

0.306

0.086

0.156

0.579

 Comorbidities*

− 1.952

1.734

0.261

− 1.004

1.712

0.558

 Alcohol consumption

− 8.751

4.928

0.077

− 11.758

4.856

0.016

 Current smoking

− 4.817

5.418

0.375

− 4.428

5.316

0.405

 Exercise

3.772

1.263

0.003

4.133

1.242

< 0.001

 log (25(OH)D)

   

10.180

5.025

0.043

 log (TRACP-5b)

   

− 0.761

3.852

0.844

 log (PTH)

   

1.253

3.537

0.723

 Grip strength (kg)

   

0.562

0.134

< 0.001

  1. SE standard error, 25(OH)D 25-hydroxyvitamin D, TRACP-5b tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-5b, PTH parathyroid hormone
  2. *Comorbidities included at least one of the following: heart disease, lung disease, stroke, or diabetes mellitus
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Journal of Physiological Anthropology

ISSN: 1880-6805

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