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. 2021 Jan 21;76(9):1591–1599. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glab020

Table 2.

Associations of Physical Performance and Physical Function With D3Cr Muscle Mass, DXA LBM or DXA ALM Using Logistic Regression Models [OR (95% CI)]

Physical Performance* Physical Function+
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3§ Model 4|| Model 5 Model 6 Model 7§ Model 8||
Muscle mass (D3Cr)
 Relative D3Cr muscle mass/kg
  Low (n = 36) -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref-
  High (n = 37) 4.93 (1.80, 13.47) 5.93 (1.91, 18.43) 5.24 (1.40, 19.58) 4.68 (1.16, 18.88) 3.24 (1.17, 9.00) 3.15 (1.13, 8.84) 2.25 (0.65, 7.84) 1.77 (0.48, 6.58)
 Relative D3Cr muscle mass/BMI
  Low (n = 36) -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref-
  High (n = 37) 8.63 (2.95, 25.28) 8.20 (2.56, 26.29) 8.13 (2.02, 32.70) 7.75 (1.75, 34.30) 4.29 (1.50, 12.25) 3.93 (1.34, 11.51) 2.82 (0.77, 10.31) 2.28 (0.58, 9.02)
 Relative D3Cr muscle mass/m2
  Low (n = 36) -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref-
  High (n = 37) 1.87 (0.73, 4.77) 1.44 (0.52, 3.99) 0.99 (0.29, 3.39) 1.00 (0.27, 3.79) 0.72 (0.27, 1.91) 0.62 (0.23, 1.71) 0.18 (0.04, 0.88) 0.10 (0.02, 0.71)
DXA LBM
 Relative DXA LBM/kg
  Low (n = 37) -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref-
  High (n = 37) 1.73 (0.69, 4.38) 3.65 (1.17, 11.38) 3.40 (0.88, 13.11) 2.55 (0.61, 10.71) 1.84 (0.69, 4.90) 2.47 (0.85, 7.18) 1.53 (0.42, 5.60) 1.08 (0.26, 4.54)
 Relative DXA LBM/BMI
  Low (n = 37) -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref-
  High (n = 37) 2.17 (0.85, 5.53) 2.47 (0.88, 6.93) 2.90 (0.78, 10.77) 2.43 (0.59, 9.98) 2.37 (0.88, 6.40) 2.38 (0.87, 6.52) 4.59 (1.00, 21.00) 4.59 (1.00, 21.00)
 Relative DXA LBM /m2
  Low (n = 37) -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref-
  High (n = 37) 0.58 (0.23, 1.46) 0.47 (0.17, 1.32) 0.53 (0.15, 1.89) 0.52 (0.12, 2.28) 0.33 (0.12, 0.90) 0.30 (0.11, 0.86) 0.23 (0.05, 0.99) 0.21 (0.04, 1.08)
DXA ALM
 Relative DXA ALM/kg
  Low (n = 37) -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref-
  High (n = 37) 2.73 (1.06, 7.05) 4.20 (1.39, 12.67) 4.15 (1.10, 15.68) 2.71 (0.66, 11.15) 2.37 (0.88, 6.4) 2.64 (0.95, 7.36) 2.80 (0.75, 10.50) 2.03 (0.49, 8.53)
 Relative DXA ALM/BMI
  Low (n = 37) -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref-
  High (n = 37) 1.12 (0.45, 2.79) 1.24 (0.46, 3.39) 0.97 (0.29, 3.21) 0.79 (0.21, 2.98) 1.13 (0.43, 2.96) 1.15 (0.43, 3.06) 0.91 (0.25, 3.32) 0.74 (0.19, 2.97)
 Relative DXA ALM /m2
  Low (n = 37) -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref- -ref-
  High (n = 37) 0.90 (0.36, 2.24) 0.62 (0.22, 1.72) 0.76 (0.20, 2.86) 0.71 (0.15, 3.78) 0.42 (0.16, 1.14) 0.34 (0.12, 0.97) 0.20 (0.04, 0.96) 0.17 (0.03, 0.94)

Notes: ALM = appendicular lean mass; BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; D3Cr = D3-creatine; DXA = dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry; HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c; HDL = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LBM = lean body mass; LDL = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; OR = odds ratio; SPPB = short physical performance battery.

*SPPB used as a dichotomous outcome, comparing individuals with SPPB score 0–9 with 10–12.

+ RAND-36 used as a dichotomous outcome, comparing individuals with RAND-36 score 0–77 with >78.

Crude model.

Adjusted for age (continuous).

§Adjusted for age (continuous), race/ethnicity (non-White and White), HbA1c (<5.7% and ≥5.7%), hypertension (≥140/90 mm Hg), triglyceride (<150 and ≥150 mg/dL), total cholesterol (<200 and ≥200 mg/dL), HDL cholesterol (<60 and ≥60 mg/dL), and LDL cholesterol (<130 and ≥130 mg/dL).

||Further adjusted for physical activity (continuous).