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. 2021 Jun 29;9:e11695. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11695

Table 2. Correlation of risk factors with sarcopenia.

Age
(P-value)
BMI
(P-value)
HD
(P-value)
Speed
(P-value)
Strength
(P-value)
SMI
(P-value)
Dep
(P-value)
Cog
(P-value)
PA
(P-value)
Sarcopeniaa
(P-value)
Age .059
(.550)
.187
(.057)
−0.572
(<.001)
−0.520
(<.001)
−0.308
(.001)
0.138
(.168)
−0.363
(<.001)
−0.265
(.006)
0.458
(<.001)
BMI 0.059
(.550)
−0.078
(.430)
−0.134
(.174)
0.096
(.330)
0.644
(<.001)
−0.245
(.012)
0.187
(.057)
0.062
(.533)
−0.405
(<.001)
HD 0.187
(.550)
−0.078
(.430)
−0.166
(.092)
−0.126
(.202)
−0.136
(.169)
0.180
(.068)
−0.194
(.049)
−0.183
(.062)
0.220
(.025)
Speed −0.572
(<.001)
−0.134
(.174)
−0.166
(.092)
0.583
(<.001)
0.232
(.018)
−0.234
(.017)
0.414
(<.001)
0.204
(.037)
−0.460
(<.001)
Strength −0.520
(<.001)
0.96
(.330)
−0.126
(.202)
0.583
(<.001)
0.540
(<.001)
−0.230
(.019)
0.358
(<.001)
0.102
(.301)
−0.503
(<.001)
SMI −0.308
(.001)
0.644
(<.001)
−0.136
(.169)
0.232
(.018)
0.540
(<.001)
−0.167
(.089)
0.405
(<.001)
0.150
(.128)
−0.561
(<.001)
Dep 0.138
(.163)
−0.245
(.012)
0.180
(.068)
−0.234
(.017)
−0.230
(.019)
−0.167
(.089)
−0.242
(.013)
−0.234
(.017)
0.316
(.001)
PA −0.265
(.006)
.062
(.533)
−0.183
(.062)
0.204
(.037)
0.102
(.301)
0.150
(.128)
−0.234
(.017)
0.086
(.386)
−0.320
(.001)
Sarcopenia 0.458
(<.001)
−0.405
(<.001)
0.220
(.025)
−0.460
(<.001)
−0.503
(<.001)
−0.561
(<.001)
0.316
(.001)
−0.329
(.001)
−0.320
(.001)

Notes.

a

Sarcopenia: 0 defined as no sarcopenia, 1 defined as sarcopenia.

BMI
body mass index
SMI
skeletal muscle index
HD
duration of hemodialysis
Dep
depression
Cog
cognitive performance
PA
physical activity