Table 4.
Correlations of microRNAs and sarcopenic parameters
| c-miR-133a | c-miR-486 | c-miR-21 | c-miR-146a | BMI | Waistline | PBL | PBF | LMI | SMI | T-score | Grip strength | Gait speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c-miR-133a | — | ||||||||||||
| c-miR-486 | .420* | — | |||||||||||
| c-miR-21 | .576* | .441* | — | ||||||||||
| c-miR-146a | .578* | .361* | .934* | — | |||||||||
| BMI | -.041 | .253* | .023 | .069 | — | ||||||||
| Waistline | -.004 | .196 | .062 | .150 | .846* | — | |||||||
| PBL | .144 | .038 | .135 | .141 | -.308* | -.125 | — | ||||||
| PBF | -.122 | -.030 | -.124 | -.129 | .318* | .129 | -.997* | — | |||||
| LMI | .050 | .269* | .118 | .165 | .751* | .733* | .391* | -.380* | — | ||||
| SMI | .098 | .334* | .213 | .240* | .647* | .638* | .367* | -.357* | .884* | — | |||
| T score | -.052 | .082 | .051 | .090 | .045 | .178 | .443* | -.491* | .353* | .304* | — | ||
| Grip strength | .144 | .182 | .202 | .253* | .195 | .273* | .512* | -.515* | .543* | .568* | .409* | — | |
| Gait speed | .155 | .173 | .050 | .075 | .086 | .018 | .093 | -.085 | .146 | .254* | .136 | .421* | — |
BMI body mass index, PBL percentage of body lean, PBF percentage of body fat, LMI lean mass index, SMI skeletal muscle mass index; *P <0 .05