Table 2.

Simple and partial correlation coefficients between pentosidine and other parameters

	r	p-value	rho	p-value
Body fat (%)	− 0.001	0.960	− 0.008	0.966
FFMI	− 0.347	0.051	− 0.368	0.046
Grip strength (kgf)	− 0.395	0.025	− 0.433	0.017
Rectus femoris thickness (mm)	− 0.396	0.025	− 0.393	0.032
Anterior thigh thickness (mm)	− 0.424	0.016	− 0.416	0.022
Stiffness index	− 0.282	0.118	− 0.247	0.189
Functional reach test (cm)	− 0.302	0.093	− 0.327	0.078
30-s chair stand (repetitions)	0.155	0.398	0.175	0.356
TUG (s)	− 0.135	0.462	− 0.131	0.489

FFMI fat-free mass index, TUG timed up and go test, r simple correlation coefficients, rho partial correlation coefficients. Partial correlation coefficients were adjusted by age and height