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Table 2 Correlations between body weight, lean mass, SMI and bone variables in the whole population

From: Sarcopenia negatively affects hip structure analysis variables in a group of Lebanese postmenopausal women

 

Body weight (kg)

Lean mass (kg)

Fat mass (kg)

SMI (kg/m2)

WB BMC (g)

0.720**

0.581**

0.673**

0.295*

WB BMD (g/cm2)

0.511**

0.412**

0.461**

0.267*

L1-L4 BMD (g/cm2)

0.282*

0.243*

0.276*

0.090

TH BMD (g/cm2)

0.649**

0.503**

0.663**

0.323**

FN BMD (g/cm2)

0.533**

0.455**

0.505**

0.258*

FN CSA (cm2)

0.512**

0.519**

0.449**

0.218

FN CSMI (cm2)2

0.359**

0.435**

0.280*

0.193

FN Z (cm3)

0.379**

0.423**

0.320**

0.182

FN CT (cm)

0.452**

0.405**

0.411**

0.228

FN BR

−0.227

−0.104

−0.271*

−0.045

IT CSA (cm2)

0.641**

0.600**

0.589**

0.308*

IT CSMI (cm2)2

0.596**

0.623**

0.504**

0.242*

IT Z (cm3)

0.609**

0.631**

0.511**

0.287*

IT CT (cm)

0.595**

0.502**

0.574**

0.299*

IT BR

−0.504**

−0.380**

−0.508**

−0.309*

FS CSA (cm2)

0.689**

0.635**

0.664**

0.361**

FS CSMI (cm2)2

0.642**

0.716**

0.555**

0.322**

FS Z (cm3)

0.688**

0.717**

0.626**

0.364**

FS CT (cm)

0.590**

0.479**

0.599**

0.329**

FS BR

−0.454**

−0.288*

−0.516**

−0.253*

  1. FN Femoral Neck, TH Total Hip, WB BMC Whole Body Bone Mineral Content, WB BMD Whole Body Bone Mineral Density, FN CSA Femoral Neck Cross-Sectional Area, CSMI cross sectional moment of inertia, Z Section modulus, CT Cortical Thickness, BR Buckling Ratio, IT Intertrochanteric, FS Femoral Shaft; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01