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Table 2 Correlation between muscle mass and bone mass with gait speed and TUG

From: Influence of muscle mass and bone mass on the mobility of elderly women: an observational study

 

Sarcopenia

Total BMD (g/cm2)

Total adult2Tscore

Gait speed*

r = 0.18281

0.06163

0.08019

n = 98

P = 0.0716

0.5466

0.432

TUG

0.27749

0.15157

0.14129

n = 96

0.0062

0.1404

0.1697

  1. *r = Spearman correlation coefficient; P = P value; n = number of subjects.
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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