Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Table 3 Pearson correlation coefficient matrix for age, BMI, WHR, and paraspinal muscle parameters in women and men

From: BMI-stratified cutoff values for spinal sarcopenia in Chinese adults based on CT measures: a multicentre study

	Men				Women
	Age	BMI	WHR	WC	Age	BMI	WHR	WC
L3-PSMI	-0.349^**	0.369^**	0.153^**	0.203^**	-0.120^**	0.315^**	0.101^**	0.155^**
L3-PMI	-0.205^**	0.317^**	0.099^**	0.152^**	-0.051^**	0.247^**	0.081^**	0.087^**
L3-PSMD	-0.438^**	-0.138^**	-0.152^**	-0.229^**	-0.473^**	-0.235^**	-0.217^**	-0.321^**
L3-PMD	-0.432^**	-0.065^*	-0.165^**	-0.152^**	-0.481^**	-0.103^**	-0.197^**	-0.185^**

Note: ^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.001. BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist-hip ratio; WC, waist circumference; PSMI, paraspinal muscle index; PMI, psoas muscle index; PSMD, paraspinal muscle density; PMD, psoas muscle density

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