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Table 3 The correlation between muscle mass and hand grip and age, and BMI among the studied participants

From: Sarcopenia and its associated factors among hip fracture patients admitted to a North African (Egyptian) Level one trauma center, a cross-sectional study

 

SMM

Handgrip strength

Age (n = 135)

r

−0.165

95% CI: −0.32 to 0.00

−0.394

95% CI:−0.53 to −0.24

p

0.056

 < 0.001

BMI (n = 135)

r

0.210

95% CI: 0.04 to 0.37

−0.165

95% CI: −0.32 to 0.00

p

0.014

0.056

  1. The p-value is significant if ≤ 0.05 (indicated by bold numbers), r = correlation coefficient
  2. BMI body mass index, SMM skeletal muscle mass, CI confidence interval
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X