Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and albumin as markers of inflammation are associated with measures of sarcopenia: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Outcomes of linear regression analysis of the association between ESR, albumin and WBC count with measures of sarcopenia

		Gait speed, m/s	Ln TUG test, s	Ln CST, s	HGS, kg	RMM, %	ALM/height², kg/m²
ESR	Crude β 95% CI	−0.005 −0.007, −0.003	0.006 0.003, 0.010	0.005 0.002, 0.008	−0.126 −0.189, −0.063	−0.179 −0.274, −0.084	−0.000 −0.022, 0.022
	p value	0.000	0.000	0.001	0.000	0.000	1.000
	Adjusted β 95% CI	−0.004 −0.006, −0.002	0.005 0.002, 0.008	0.005 0.002, 0.008	−0.052 −0.102, −0.001	−0.115 −0.196, −0.034	0.010–0.011, 0.031
	p value	0.000	0.002	0.003	0.046	0.006	0.328
Albumin	Crude β 95% CI	0.020 0.011, 0.028	−0.020 −0.034, −0.006	−0.012 −0.025, 0.001	0.596 0.311, 0.881	0.233–0.244, 0.711	0.002–0.101, 0.106
	p value	0.000	0.006	0.062	0.000	0.333	0.962
	Adjusted β 95% CI	0.014 0.006, 0.022	−0.013 −0.027, 0.000	−0.009 −0.022, 0.004	0.455 0.225, 0.684	0.375–0.014, 0.764	− 0.007 −0.102, 0.088
	p value	0.001	0.057	0.166	0.000	0.059	0.886
WBC count	Crude β 95% CI	−0.011 −0.021, − 0.002	0.011–0.005, 0.026	0.002–0.012, 0.016	−0.354 −0.679, − 0.029	−0.654 −1.362, 0.055	− 0.105 −0.263, 0.053
	p value	0.018	0.178	0.785	0.033	0.070	0.188
	Adjusted β 95% CI	−0.005 −0.014, 0.004	0.006–0.009, 0.021	− 0.001 −0.015, 0.013	−0.112 −0.371, 0.146	− 0.430 −1.017, 0.156	−0.071 −0.214, 0.071
	p value	0.299	0.409	0.921	0.393	0.147	0.322

ALM Appendicular lean mass, β Beta, CI Confidence interval, CST Chair stand test, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, HGS Handgrip strength, Ln Natural logarithm, RMM Relative skeletal muscle mass, TUG Timed up and go, WBC White blood cell. Adjusted model: adjusted for age, sex, number of morbidities. Bold indicates a statistical significant outcome

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