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Table 3 Spearman correlation coefficients for men (n = 45)

From: Relationship of muscle function to circulating myostatin, follistatin and GDF11 in older women and men

 

Myostatin (ng/ml)

Follistatin (pg/ml)

GDF11 (pg/ml)

Age (y)

0.007

−0.021

−0.159

Body mass (kg)

−0.009

−0.058

− 0.104

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

−0.050

− 0.075

−0.164

Waist circumference (cm)

0.029

0.009

−0.131

Waist-to-hip ratio

−0.028

0.143

−0.000

Body fat %

−0.074

−0.119

− 0.036

Fat free mass (kg) (n = 41)

−0.174

0.041

0.028

Fat free mass (%) (n = 41)

−0.162

−0.023

0.078

Fat mass (kg) (n = 41)

0.052

0.020

−0.020

Fat mass (%) (n = 41)

0.162

0.023

−0.078

Muscle mass (kg) (n = 41)

−0.119

0.037

0.029

ADL (pts)

0.216

0.040

0.057

IADL (pts)

−0.181

−0.227

−0.233

Timed Up&Go test (s)

−0.101

0.139

−0.031

Tinetti test (pts)

−0.046

0.092

−0.254

MMSE (pts)

−0.017

0.114

0.293

GDS (pts)

0.209

0.154

0.117

Falls (n/year)

0.091

0.171

0.131

Handgrip strength L (kG)

0.153

−0.202

0.044

Handgrip strength R (kG)

0.113

−0.110

−0.015

Leg Extension 1RM R (kG)

−0.062

−0.264

− 0.045

Leg Extension 1RM L (kG)

−0.187

− 0.193

−0.135

Leg Press 1RM (kG)

0.034

−0.052

−0.051

P40% LE R (W)

−0.016

−0.251

0.055

P70% LE R (W)

0.008

−0.230

0.101

P40% LE L (W)

−0.196

−0.232

− 0.132

P70% LE L (W)

−0.189

− 0.253

−0.128

P40% LP (kG)

−0.022

−0.178

0.163

P70% LP (kG)

−0.008

−0.085

− 0.04

Pmax (W)

−0.101

− 0.127

−0.013

Pmax·kg−1 (W·kg−1)

− 0.156

−0.115

− 0.017

υopt (rpm)

−0.094

0.016

−0.127

Myostatin (ng/ml)

0.008

0.183

Follistatin (pg/ml)

0.008

0.171

GDF11 (pg/ml)

0.183

0.171

  1. Note. ADL Activities of daily living, GDF11 growth/differentiation factor 11, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, IADL Instrumental Activities of daily living, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001