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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2018 Nov 2;70(12):1727–1734. doi: 10.1002/acr.23550

Table 4.

Multivariable model assessing independent associations between muscle and fat outcomes with measures of muscle strength (ft-lbs).

Hand Grip Knee extension Knee flexion Lower Leg Strength
Model 1
Muscle Density Z 2.16 (0.61, 3.72)** 2.35 (0.88, 3.82)** 4.11 (1.70, 6.53)** 1.93 (0.59, 3.28)**
Model 2
Muscle Density Z-Score 1.85 (0.24, 3.47) * 6.47 (1.71, 11.24) ** 4.54 (1.95, 7.12) ** 1.81 (0.48, 3.14) **
ALMI Z-Score 1.97 (0.092, 3.85) * 2.68 (−3.37, 8.73) 1.00 (−2.28, 4.27) 2.52 (0.83, 4.21) **
FMI Z-Score −0.56 (−2.49, 1.38) 3.98 (−2.30, 10.25) 1.65 (−1.75. 5.04) −0.18 (−1.90, 1.51)
*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01

Models adjusted for age, sex, race, and height.

Abbreviations: ALMI=Appendicular Lean Mass Index; FMI=Fat Mass Index