. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2015 Dec 1;40(5):761–767. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2015.243

Table 4.

Adjusted Correlation Coefficients between BMI, BF% Lean Mass, and ASM by Sex and Age Group

Men	BMI-BF% Adjusted ρ	BMI-LM (kg) Adjusted ρ	BMI-ASM (kg) Adjusted ρ	WC-BF% Adjusted ρ	WC-LM (kg) Adjusted ρ	WC-ASM (kg) Adjusted ρ
≥60 years^a	0.74^*	0.77^*	0.71^*	0.78^*	0.76^*	0.67^*
60–69.9year	0.74^*	0.79^*	0.73^*	0.79^*	0.78^*	0.70^*
70–79.9years	0.75^*	0.72^*	0.66^*	0.76^*	0.72^*	0.63^*
80+ years	0.73^*	0.74^*	0.70^*	0.75^*	0.71^*	0.66^*
Females

≥60 years^a	0.76^*	0.79^*	0.76^*	0.69^*	0.77^*	0.72^*
60–69.9year	0.78^*	0.81^*	0.79^*	0.71^*	0.81^*	0.75^*
70–79.9years	0.75^*	0.76^*	0.74^*	0.68^*	0.81^*	0.69^*
80+ years	0.74^*	0.75^*	0.71	0.68^*	0.73^*	0.64^*

Abbreviations: ASM – appendicular skeletal mass; BF – body fat; BMI – body mass index

P<0.001

additionally adjusted for age