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. 2019 Jun 26;8(7):1020–1028. doi: 10.1530/EC-19-0196

Table 2.

Associations between change in grip strength (per kg increase) and lean body mass, bone mineral density and creatinine, separately for transwomen and transmen.

Transwomen Transmen
Mean change (95% CI) P value Mean change (95% CI) P value
Lean body mass
 Arm +0.004 kg (−0.000; +0.009) 0.079 +0.010 kg (+0.003; +0.017) 0.003
 Leg +0.009 kg (−0.003; +0.021) 0.161 +0.014 kg (−0.002; +0.030) 0.078
Bone mineral density
 Lumbar spine +0.02% (−0.05; +0.10) 0.556 +0.01% (−0.08; +0.09) 0.900
 Total hip +0.05% (−0.01; +0.10) 0.112 −0.02% (−0.09; +0.05) 0.630
 Femoral neck +0.05% (−0.03; +0.12) 0.201 +0.04% (−0.06; +0.15) 0.401
Creatinine −0.1 µmol/L (−0.2; +0.1)a 0.535 +0.2 µmol/L (+0.0; +0.4) 0.035

aData shown is per kg decrease in grip strength.