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Table 3 Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients between handgrip strength and other variables

From: Reference values and associated factors of hand grip strength in elderly Saudi population: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Men

Women

r

p

r

p

Age (years)

−0.401

< 0.001

−0.386

< 0.001

Education

0.152

< 0.001

−0.021

0.629

Weight (Kg)

0.362

< 0.001

0.216

< 0.001

Height (cm)

0.384

< 0.001

0.339

< 0.001

BMI* (Kg/m2)

0.232

< 0.001

0.072

0.094

Arm circumference (cm)

0.248

< 0.001

0.204

< 0.001

Arm length (cm)

0.418

< 0.001

0.154

0.001