Table 2.

Correlation analysis between appendicular skeletal muscle mass/height², bone mineral density and bone metabolism markers adjusted for age

Variables	Male		Female
	r	P	r	P
Total lumbar BMD	0.250	0.000	0.209	0.001
Total hip BMD	0.404	0.000	0.212	0.002
Femur neck BMD	0.378	0.000	0.228	0.001
PTH	−0.324	0.017	−0.302	0.042
PINP	0.432	0.001	0.237	0.048
β‐CTX	−0.046	0.740	−0.019	0.909
25(OH)D	0.013	0.925	−0.190	0.246
Albumin‐corrected Calcium	0.259	0.050	0.314	0.040

25(OH)D, 25‐hydroxy‐vitamin; BMD, bone mineral density; PTH, parathyroid hormone.