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. 2022 Sep 14;14:170. doi: 10.1186/s13102-022-00559-2

Table 2.

Correlation between body composition, hydration, physical performance and bioelectrical variables in men without/with sarcopenia

BIA Classic BIVA Specific BIVA PA
R Xc Z R/H Xc/H Z/H Rsp Xcsp Zsp
Men without sarcopenia
FM (kg) − 0.459* 0.074 − 0.431* − 0.490* 0.055 − 0.463* 0.745** 0.490* 0.747** 0.255
FM% − 0.298 0.094 − 0.287 − 0.208 0.133 − 0.199 0.576** 0.372 0.576** 0.184
BMC (kg) − 0.473* − 0.202 − 0.460* − 0.640** − 0.279 − 0.628** 0.290 0.138 0.290 0.049
BMC% − 0.032 − 0.317 − 0.055 − 0.056 − 0.319 − 0.080 − 0.447* − 0.389 − 0.450* − 0.259
ALST (kg) − 0.321 0.041 − 0.310 − 0.554** − 0.072 − 0.543** 0.384 0.332 0.390 0.230
ALST% 0.306 0.031 0.273 0.198 − 0.017 0.167 − 0.474* − 0.217 − 0.471* − 0.055
SMI (kg/m2) − 0.565** 0.105 − 0.564** − 0.680** 0.048 − 0.681** 0.317 0.469* 0.327 0.409*
TBW (l) − 0.693** − 0.218 − 0.647* − 0.849** − 0.357 − 0.813** 0.323 0.340 0.327 0.304
TBW% 0.072 − 0.170 0.028 0.164 − 0.109 0.122 − 0.922** − 0.579* − 0.920** − 0,190
6MWT (min) − 0.060 0.430* − 0.121 − 0.209 0.351 − 0.270 0.141 0.477* 0.154 0.472*
Hand grip Strenght (kg) − 0.012 0.283 − 0.021 − 0.191 0.190 − 0.199 − 0.131 0.217 − 0.122 0.304
Men with sarcopenia
FM (kg) 0.410 0.273 0.407 0.027 0.068 0.027 0.924 0.796 0.923 0.199
FM% 0.548 0.417 0.545 0.186 0.224 0.186 0.960* 0.864 0.959* 0,347
BMC (kg) − 0.195 − 0.226 − 0.196 − 0.406 − 0.349 − 0.405 0.318 0.240 0.317 − 0.253
BMC% − 0.494 − 0.367 − 0.492 − 0.232 − 0.236 − 0.232 − 0.717 − 0.620 − 0.716 − 0.308
ALST (kg) − 0.229 − 0.362 − 0.232 − 0.588 − 0.549 − 0.588 0.522 0.300 0.519 − 0.429
ALST% − 0.675 − 0.559 − 0.673 − 0.338 − 0.377 − 0.339 − 0.990* − 0.935 − 0.990* − 0.495
SMI (kg/m2) 0.128 0.018 0.125 − 0.240 − 0.183 − 0.240 0.762 0.627 0.761 − 0.046
TBW (l) − 0.361 − 0.528 − 0.365 − 0.674 − 0.670 − 0.675 0.629 0.293 0.626 − 0.596
TBW% − 0.462 − 0.290 − 0.458 − 0.109 − 0.116 − 0.109 − 0.999* − 0.912 − 0.999* − 0.209
6MWT (min) − 0.364 − 0.384 − 0.365 − 0.534 − 0.484 − 0.533 0.147 0.058 0.146 − 0.404
Hand grip Strenght (kg) − 0.813 − 0.893 − 0.815 − 0.960* − 0.959* − 0.960* − 0.208 − 0.447 − 0.211 − 0.924

crf: circumference; BMI: body mass index; R: resistance; Xc: reactance; Z: vector length; PA: phase angle; R/H: resistance standardized for height; Xc/H: reactance standardized for height; Z/H: vector length standardized for height; Rsp: resistance standardized for height and transverse areas; Xcsp: reactance standardized for height and transverse areas; Zsp: vector length standardized for height and transverse areas; ALST: Appendicular lean soft tissue; FM: fat mass; BMC: bone mineral content; TBW: total body water; SMI: Skeletal muscle mass index; %: relative values (ratio) to body weight; 6MWT: 6-min walk test; r R-Xc: correlation between R and Xc; r R/H-Xc/H: correlation between R/H and Xc/H; r Rsp-Xcsp: correlation between Rsp and Xcsp

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.001