Table 2 Partial correlations between inflammatory markers, homocysteine and components of sarcopenia
| Â | Homocysteinea | Hs-CRP | Â | Interleukin-6a | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | r | P | r | P | r | P |
After adjusting for age, sex and BMI | ||||||
 SMI (kg/m2) | −0.083 | 0.047 | −0.113 | 0.007 | −0.086 | 0.042 |
 Grip strength (kg) | −0.050 | 0.236 | −0.047 | 0.259 | −0.072 | 0.090 |
 Walking speed (m/s) | −0.204 | <  0.001 | −0.048 | 0.256 | −0.034 | 0.434 |
After adjusting for age, sex, BMI and HbA1c | ||||||
 SMI (kg/m2) | −0.082 | 0.050 | −0.107 | 0.011 | −0.085 | 0.046 |
 Grip strength (kg) | −0.050 | 0.238 | −0.047 | 0.261 | −0.072 | 0.091 |
 Walking speed (m/s) | −0.204 | < 0.001 | −0.049 | 0.249 | −0.034 | 0.432 |