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 | |||
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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.