Table 4.

Correlation between bone mineral density and function in different body parts of diabetic patients

	Femoral neck		Total hip		Lumbar spine L1-4
	r	P value	r	P value	r	P value
ASM (kg)	0.348	< 0.0001	0.309	< 0.0001	0.422	< 0.0001
ASMI (kg/m2)	0.557	< 0.0001	0.407	< 0.0001	0.582	< 0.0001
Left-hand grip strength (kg)	0.487	< 0.0001	0.398	< 0.0001	0.557	< 0.0001
Right-hand grip strength (kg)	0.453	< 0.0001	0.455	< 0.0001	0.598	< 0.0001
Gait speed (m/s)	0.538	< 0.0001	0.455	< 0.0001	0.612	< 0.0001
Upper limb muscle mass (kg)	0.438	< 0.0001	0.246	0.0005	0.368	< 0.0001
Lower limb muscle mass (kg)	0.447	< 0.0001	0.356	< 0.0001	0.449	< 0.0001
Upper limb fat mass (kg)	0.264	0.0002	0.155	0.030	0.233	0.001
Lower limb fat mass (kg)	0.196	0.006	0.114	0.111	0.296	< 0.0001

ASM: Appendicular skeletal muscle; ASMI: Appendicular skeletal muscle index.