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. 2018 Mar 8;18:67. doi: 10.1186/s12877-018-0753-z

Table 3.

Correlation matrix table of parameters

MMT
during contraction
MMT
at rest
Age Body
Weight
GS SMI Tooth loss: Eichner classification
Men
 MMT during contraction 1.00 −0.31* 0.14 0.34* 0.22 −0.41 *
 MMT at rest 1.00 −0.30* 0.10 0.33* 0.25 −0.18
  Age 1.00 −0.20 −0.52* − 0.17 0.49*
  Body Weight 1.00 0.32* 0.74* 0.14
  GS 1.00 0.27* − 0.05
  SMI 1.00 0.17
Women
 MMT during contraction 1.00 −0.21 0.18 0.11 0.10 −0.31*
 MMT at rest 1.00 −0.25 0.30 * −0.08 0.21 −0.34*
  Age 1.00 −0.27 −0.21 − 0.24 0.44*
  Body weight 1.00 0.38* 0.73* − 0.07
  GS 1.00 0.38* − 0.13
  SMI 1.00 −0.03

*p-value < 0.05, MMT Masseter muscle thickness, GS Grip strength SMI Skeletal muscle mass index