Table 2.

Partial correlation coefficients adjusted for age between ASM and measured values in middle-aged and elderly men and women

	Men				Women
	ASM/Ht2 (kg/m2)		ASM/Wt × 100 (%)		ASM/Ht2 (kg/m2)		ASM/Wt × 100 (%)
	R	P value	R	P value	R	P value	R	P value
ASM/Ht2 (kg/m2)	–	–	0.577	<0.001	–	–	0.467	<0.001
ASM/Wt × 100 (%)	0.577	<0.001	–	–	0.467	<0.001	–	–
Height (cm)	0.086	N.S.	0.097	<0.01	0.039	N.S.	0.148	<0.001
Weight (kg)	0.427	<0.001	−0.199	<0.01	0.431	<0.001	−0.373	<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	0.538	<0.001	−0.374	<0.001	0.478	<0.001	−0.549	<0.001
WC (cm)	0.198	<0.01	−0.485	<0.001	0.209	<0.001	−0.558	<0.001
Percent body fat (%)	−0.239	<0.001	−0.729	<0.001	−0.251	<0.001	−0.896	<0.001
Handgrip strength (kg)	0.383	<0.001	0.394	<0.001	0.340	<0.001	0.283	<0.001
Whole-body BMD (g/cm2)	0.352	<0.001	0.139	<0.05	0.275	<0.001	0.207	<0.001
Arm BMD (g/cm2)	0.422	<0.001	0.190	<0.01	0.324	<0.001	0.249	<0.001
Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm2)	0.206	<0.05	0.080	N.S.	0.244	<0.001	0.150	<0.001
Leg BMD (g/cm2)	0.442	<0.001	0.167	<0.01	0.378	<0.001	0.174	<0.001
HbA1c (%)	−0.032	N.S.	0.019	N.S.	0.009	N.S.	−0.104	<0.01
TG (mg/dl)	−0.032	N.S.	−0.153	<0.05	−0.045	N.S.	−0.224	<0.001
HDL-C (mg/dl)	0.051	N.S.	0.246	<0.001	0.001	N.S.	0.333	<0.001
TG/HDL ratio	−0.033	N.S.	−0.179	<0.05	−0.039	N.S.	−0.268	<0.001
SBP (mmHg)	0.060	N.S.	−0.011	N.S.	0.035	N.S.	−0.114	<0.01
DBP (mmHg)	0.141	<0.05	−0.039	N.S.	0.034	N.S.	−0.127	<0.001
baPWV (cm/s)	−0.214	<0.01	−0.149	<0.05	−0.153	<0.001	−0.141	<0.001

ASM appendicular skeletal muscle mass, Ht height, Wt weight, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, BMD bone mineral density, HbA1c glycohemoglobin A1c, TG triglycerides, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, baPWV brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity