Table 2.

Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients of sarcopenia indicators and hormones in men and women groups.

Variables	Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients in men						Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients in women
	FSH [mIU/mL]	LH [mIU/mL]	Estradiol [pmol/L]	Testosterone [nmol/L]	DHEAS [µg/dL]	Cortisol [µg/dL]	FSH [mIU/mL]	LH [mIU/mL]	Estradiol [pmol/L]	Testosterone [nmol/L]	DHEAS [µg/dL]	Cortisol [µg/dL]
Age [years]	0.213	0.279	0.090	-0.293	-0.015	-0.005	0.023	0.091	0.056	0.053	-0.101	0.335*
Body mass [kg]	-0.268	-0.101	-0.119	-0.270	-0.353*	-0.017	-0.329*	-0.294*	0.167	0.041	-0.069	0.040
BMI [kg/m2]	-0.301	-0.144	-0.022	-0.145	-0.314	-0.050	-0.304*	-0.242	0.219	0.068	-0.050	0.025
Muscle Mass [kg]	0.145	0.273	0.249	0.087	-0.231	-0.006	-0.324*	-0.257*	0.041	-0.030	-0.079	-0.100
Muscle Mass [%]	0.387*	0.312*	0.266	0.327*	0.144	0.070	0.163	0.155	-0.125	-0.040	0.132	-0.160
SMI [kg/m2]	0.190	0.287	0.366*	0.326*	-0.111	0.001	-0.255*	-0.167	0.184	0.023	0.010	-0.048
ASM [kg]	-0.031	0.110	0.188	-0.068	-0.235	0.082	-0.365*	-0.299*	0.145	0.064	-0.027	-0.040
ASMI [kg/m2]	-0.005	0.128	0.303	0.172	-0.168	0.022	-0.330*	-0.226	0.289*	0.115	0.013	-0.009
Fat mass [kg]	-0.322*	-0.160	-0.219	-0.348*	-0.354*	-0.071	-0.307*	-0.271*	0.178	0.048	-0.081	0.064
Fat Mass [%]	-0.340*	-0.191	-0.265	-0.316*	-0.340*	-0.111	-0.267*	-0.256*	0.177	0.038	-0.096	0.080
Gait speed [m/s]	0.336*	0.163	-0.333*	-0.039	0.139	0.147	0.062	0.086	-0.034	-0.076	0.058	0.025
Handgrip strength [kg]	0.316*	0.082	0.039	0.007	0.284	0.079	-0.008	0.153	-0.113	0.124	-0.052	-0.007
Chair Stand Test [sec]	-0.323*	-0.108	0.096	-0.085	-0.254	-0.185	-0.039	-0.189	0.126	-0.107	-0.076	-0.157
TUG	-0.004	0.179	0.321*	0.170	-0.014	0.068	0.053	-0.099	0.033	-0.049	-0.095	0.008
SPPB	0.318*	0.155	0.031	0.121	0.231	0.269	0.002	0.016	-0.033	0.082	0.087	0.167

*Correlation statistically significant p<0.05.

ASM, appendicular skeletal muscle mass;

ASMI, appendicular skeletal muscle mass;

DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate;

FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone;

LH, luteinizing hormone;

SMI, skeletal muscle mass index;

SPPB, Short Physical Performance Battery Test

TUG, Timed up and go test