Table IV.
Spearman’s correlation between myostatin and other selected variables
| Variable | All | EP + LP | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rho | pc | rho | pc | rho | pc | |
| Age [years] | –0.011 | 0.8517 | 0.046 | 0.6058 | 0.060 | 0.4791 |
| Height [cm] | –0.004 | 0.9426 | 0.076 | 0.3966 | –0.106 | 0.2084 |
| Weight [kg] | 0.024 | 0.6941 | 0.082 | 0.3613 | –0.040 | 0.6376 |
| BMI [kg/m2] | 0.029 | 0.6336 | 0.065 | 0.4661 | –0.007 | 0.9337 |
| WHR | –0.088 | 0.1472 | –0.077 | 0.3912 | –0.085 | 0.3113 |
| Waist circumference | –0.022 | 0.7247 | 0.015 | 0.8696 | –0.042 | 0.6184 |
| Hip circumference [cm] | 0.078 | 0.2030 | 0.152 | 0.0883 | 0.005 | 0.9491 |
| Neck circumference [cm] | –0.001 | 0.9895 | 0.089 | 0.3191 | –0.080 | 0.3444 |
| BF [%] | –0.078 | 0.2003 | –0.063 | 0.4843 | –0.099 | 0.2398 |
| Total cholesterol [mg/dl] | 0.019 | 0.7502 | 0.024 | 0.7858 | 0.016 | 0.8455 |
| HDL [mg/dl] | 0.078 | 0.1991 | –0.025 | 0.7838 | 0.181 | 0.0305 |
| LDL [mg/dl] | 0.008 | 0.8936 | 0.059 | 0.5135 | –0.017 | 0.8418 |
| TG [mg/dl] | –0.096 | 0.1159 | –0.118 | 0.1882 | –0.084 | 0.3169 |
| Glucose [mg/dl] | 0.008 | 0.8947 | 0.063 | 0.4831 | –0.042 | 0.6148 |
| FSH [mIU/ml] | –0.037 | 0.5458 | –0.034 | 0.7070 | 0.087 | 0.3005 |
| LH [mIU/ml] | 0.007 | 0.9108 | 0.002 | 0.9828 | 0.090 | 0.2832 |
| E2 [pg/ml] | 0.056 | 0.3621 | –0.003 | 0.9735 | –0.023 | 0.7815 |
| PGN [ng/ml] | 0.155 | 0.0108 | 0.076 | 0.3984 | 0.194 | 0.0202 |
| TTE [ng/dl] | 0.062 | 0.3123 | 0.020 | 0.8204 | 0.081 | 0.3372 |
| TSH [µIU/ml] | –0.064 | 0.2979 | 0.045 | 0.6187 | –0.179 | 0.0323 |
| FT3 [pg/ml] | 0.072 | 0.2393 | 0.023 | 0.7981 | 0.116 | 0.1659 |
| FT4 [ng/dl] | 0.052 | 0.3971 | 0.041 | 0.6433 | 0.056 | 0.5076 |
| Cortisol [µg/dl] | 0.028 | 0.6461 | 0.029 | 0.7421 | 0.052 | 0.5394 |
| ACTH [ng/l] | 0.060 | 0.3280 | 0.199 | 0.0252 | –0.064 | 0.4496 |
| PFI | –0.068 | 0.2659 | –0.079 | 0.3796 | –0.038 | 0.6505 |
rho – Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, pc – Spearman’s rank correlation test (non-parametric), EP – early perimenopause, LP – late perimenopause, P – postmenopause, BMI – body mass index, WHR – waist-hip ratio, HDL – high-density lipoprotein, LDL – low-density lipoprotein, TG – triglyceride, LH – luteinizing hormone, FSH – follicle-stimulating hormone, E2 – estradiol, PGN – progesterone, TTE – testosterone, TSH – thyroid-stimulating hormone, FT3 – triiodothyronine, FT4 – thyroxine, ACTH – adrenocorticotropic hormone, PFI – physical fitness index.