. 2018 Mar 30;1(1):23–34. doi: 10.1002/agm2.12004

Table 2.

Partial correlation of sarcopenia components with subjects’ demographics and other characteristics with adjusted age

Variables	Total (n = 378)				Females (n = 147)				Males (n = 231)
Variables	SMI	Handgrip strength	Whole‐body total BMD	SPPB, score	SMI	Handgrip strength	Whole‐body total BMD	SPPB, score	SMI	Handgrip strength	Whole‐body total BMD	SPPB, score
Demographics
Waist/hip ratio	0.275***	0.08	0.051	0.004	0.377***	0.155	0.15	0.061	0.296^**	0.114	0.034	−0.028
BMI, kg/m²	0.519***	0.120^*	0.222***	0.035	0.543***	0.105	0.316***	0.058	0.606***	0.157	0.246***	0.038
Characteristics
Smoking	0.220^**	0.389***	0.322***	0.165^*	−0.017	0.092	−0.031	−0.188	−0.142	−0.027	−0.028	0.107
Drinking	0.157^*	0.278***	0.339***	0.198^**	0.041	0.047	0.172	0.122	−0.090	−0.003	0.211^**	0.113
Laboratory examination
WBC	0.026	−0.040	−0.022	−0.034	0.061	−0.049	−0.070	0.003	−0.055	−0.015	0.031	−0.051
PLT	−0.189***	−0.143^**	−0.158^**	−0.083	−0.088	−0.059	−0.046	−0.109	0.148^*	−0.023	−0.070	0.017
Hemoglobin	0.208***	0.123^*	0.142^**	0.024	0.116	0.184^*	0.081	0.245^**	0.199^**	0.011	0.084	−0.124
MCV	0.031	0.058	0.021	0.037	−0.017	−0.008	−0.019	0.048	−0.011	0.003	−0.063	0.014
Hct	0.170^**	0.057	0.092	−0.029	0.07	0.066	0.015	0.131	0.173^**	−0.059	0.059	−0.129
Total protein (g/dL)	−0.051	−0.121^*	−0.108^*	−0.002	0.001	0.016	0.043	0.114	0.072	0.015	−0.012	0.012
Albumin	−0.003	−0.065	−0.041	0.058	0.044	−0.017	0.066	0.083	0.061	0.032	−0.008	0.072
Globulin	−0.048	−0.102^*	−0.105^*	−0.054	−0.043	0.039	−0.006	0.073	0.068	−0.016	−0.008	−0.045
ALT	−0.042	0.011	−0.026	0.011	−0.078	−0.061	−0.102	−0.010	−0.008	0.115	0.035	0.011
AST	−0.031	−0.009	0.017	0.001	−0.039	−0.032	−0.057	0.041	−0.041	−0.012	0.046	−0.039
Total bilirubin	0.023	0.059	0.046	−0.037	0.056	−0.044	0.116	−0.044	−0.011	0.044	0.017	−0.082
Direct bilirubin	0.018	0.062	0.044	−0.053	0.008	−0.079	−0.140	−0.071	−0.015	0.049	0.014	−0.100
hsCRP^a	−0.009	0.02	0.086	−0.025	−0.103	−0.072	0.035	−0.203	0.005	0.013	0.102	0.039
Fasting glucose, mmol/L	0.077	−0.070	−0.019	0.015	0.11	−0.011	−0.103	0.04	0.175^**	0.034	0.133^*	0.003
Fasting insulin^b	0.006	−0.049	−0.003	−0.018	0.072	0.118	0.299^*	−0.004	0.045	0.047	−0.158	0.015
HbA1c	0.017	−0.092	−0.034	−0.014	0.023	−0.010	−0.036	0.043	0.176^*	0.043	0.162^*	−0.011
Cholesterol	−0.088	−0.195***	−0.146^**	−0.087	0.012	0.045	0.053	0.119	0.061	−0.049	−0.018	−0.120
Triglyceride	−0.045	−0.017	−0.024	−0.068	0.027	0.069	0.039	0.170^*	−0.011	0.081	0.07	−0.158^*
HDL	−0.016	−0.123^*	−0.087	0.005	0.048	0.014	0.101	0.066	0.091	−0.011	−0.045	0.018
LDL	−0.098	−0.189***	−0.129^*	−0.060	0.001	0.084	0.042	0.103	0.022	−0.105	−0.018	−0.080
Urine analysis
Creatinine	0.275***	0.320***	0.320***	0.033	0.081	0.114	0.02	−0.067	0.088	0.003	0.109	−0.089
BUN (mg/dL)	0.058	0.134***	0.038	−0.042	0.057	0.129	−0.029	−0.031	−0.003	0.089	−0.024	−0.082
Sodium	0.022	0.026	−0.005	0.003	0.173^*	0.039	0.123	0.127	−0.078	−0.011	−0.100	−0.055
Potassium	0.089	0.023	0.057	0.014	−0.060	0.037	−0.035	−0.032	0.146^*	−0.074	0.097	0.066
Chloride	0.029	0.006	0.054	−0.025	0.135	−0.004	0.064	0.049	−0.064	−0.019	−0.137^*	−0.041
Calcium	−0.006	−0.120^*	−0.108^*	−0.038	0.07	−0.075	−0.005	0.07	0.077	−0.014	−0.021	−0.021
Inorganic phosphate	−0.019	−0.116^*	−0.137^**	−0.025	0.07	0.052	−0.027	0.138	0.081	−0.015	−0.035	−0.027
Urine microalbumin^b	0.075	0.02	0.038	−0.025	0.028	−0.030	−0.003	−0.030	0.128	0.071	0.098	−0.001
Uric acid	0.171^**	0.170^**	0.191***	0.048	0.154	0.071	0.225^**	0.142	0.078	0.067	0.08	−0.027
eGFR (per 10 mL/min/1.73 m²)	−0.138^**	−0.096	−0.061	0.097	−0.162	−0.108	−0.049	0.033	−0.080	−0.005	−0.018	0.126

Results were presented as coefficient of correlation r.

*P < .05, **P < .01, and ***P < .001 indicate statistical significance.

Subjects with hsCRP < 1 were not included

Missing rate >50%.