Table 3.
Correlation matrix between sarcopenia diagnosis, nutritional and anthropometric parameters and MIS scale.
| HG (Probability) |
HG + ASM (Confirmation) |
HG + ASM + GS (Severity) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic data | ||||
| Age (years) | r p |
−0.2 n.s |
−0.3 0.017 |
−0.3 0.018 |
| Anthropometric data | ||||
| Albumin (g/dL) | r p |
0.08 n.s |
0.14 n.s |
0.15 n.s |
| Total protein (g/dL) | r p |
−0.04 n.s |
0.07 n.s |
0.03 n.s |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | r p |
0.04 n.s |
0.29 0.03 |
0.33 0.01 |
| Phosphate (mg/dL) | r p |
0.045 n.s |
0.33 0.01 |
0.27 0.04 |
| Analytical data | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | r p |
0.2 n.s |
0.18 n.s |
0.14 n.s |
| Weight (kg) | r p |
0.09 n.s |
0.33 0.01 |
0.21 n.s |
| Brachial Perimeter (cm) | r p |
0.21 n.s |
0.18 n.s |
0.14 n.s |
| Abdominal fold (cm) | r p |
0.18 n.s |
0.3 n.s |
0.23 n.s |
| Subscapular fold (cm) | r p |
0.07 n.s |
0.29 0.03 |
0.19 n.s |
| Body composition data | ||||
| Fat mass (%) | r p |
0.02 n.s |
−0.02 n.s |
0.05 n.s |
| Fat-Free Mass (kg) | r p |
0.19 n.s |
0.32 0.01 |
0.17 n.s |
| Total Body Water (L) | r p |
0.19 n.s |
0.30 0.02 |
0.15 n.s |
| Extracellular Water (L) | r p |
0.18 n.s |
0.30 0.02 |
0.11 n.s |
| Intracellular Water (L) | r p |
0.19 n.s |
0.33 0.01 |
0.18 n.s |
| Body Cell Mass (kg) | r p |
0.24 n.s |
0.44 >0.001 |
0.30 0.02 |
| Extracellular Mass (kg) | r p |
0.1 n.s |
0.25 0.05 |
0.1 n.s |
| Hydration Fat-Free Mass (%) | r p |
0.12 n.s |
−0.11 n.s |
−0.13 n.s |
| Muscle mass (kg) | r p |
0.24 n.s |
0.45 >0.001 |
0.31 0.016 |
| Nutrition scale | ||||
| MIS | r p |
−0.14 n.s |
−0.06 n.s |
0.05 n.s |
HG: grip strength by dynamometry, ASM: appendicular skeletal muscle mass and GS: gait speed. MIS: malnutrition–inflammation score. n.s: no significant.