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Fig. 4 | BMC Geriatrics

Fig. 4

From: Association between platelet, white blood cell count, platelet to white blood cell ratio and sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults: focus on Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program

Fig. 4

Directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) for assessing the effect of confounding variables. This graph demonstrates the effects of confounding factors on the association between sarcopenia and platelet (PLT) or white blood cell (WBC); A Model 1: Age + martial; B Model 2: model 1 + metabolic syndrome (MetS) + number of chronic diseases + smoking; C Model 3: model 2+ anti-plT+ ani-htn + anti-hypelimemic+ anti- inflammatory medication + instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) + BMI; D) Model 4: model 3 + hemoglobin(Hgb) + triglyceride (TG) + creatinine (Cr)

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BMC Geriatrics

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