. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2014 Dec;14(4):411–417.

Table 2.

Stepwise regression models for total and leg bone-free lean (BFLM) and fat mass (FM).

Dependent Variable	Independent Variables	β	SEE	R²
Total BFLM	MCSA	0.804	4.24e-4	0.65
	Muscle Density	0.147	0.199

Leg BFLM	MCSA	0.836	1.56e-4	0.70
	Muscle Density	0.114	0.069

Total FM	BMI	0.790	0.068	0.86
	Fat Density	−0.351	0.054
	Age	0.122	0.027

Leg FM	FCSA	0.444	1.79e⁻⁴	0.87
	BMI	0.430	0.035
	Fat Density	−0.260	0.033

MCSA: Muscle Cross-Sectional Area; FCSA: Fat Cross-Sectional Area. All p<0.01.