Low calf circumference is associated with frailty in diabetic adults aged over 80 years

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Correlation analysis of clinical and biochemical parameters with calf circumference

variable	r	P
Age	−0.252	0.041
Body mass index	0.469	0.004
Waist circumference	0.540	< 0.001
Handgrip strength	0.688	< 0.001
Albumin	0.531	< 0.001
Hemoglobin	0.484	< 0.001
Creatinine	0.143	0.256
HbA1c	0.371	0.013
Fried phenotype frailty Index	−0.584	< 0.001

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