Table 4 Association between the serum phosphate and the muscle strength in elderly participants.

From: Exploring the Link between Serum Phosphate Levels and Low Muscle Strength, Dynapenia, and Sarcopenia

Anthropo-metric Parameters

Modela 1 βb (95% CI)

P Value

Modela 2 βb (95% CI)

P Value

Modela 3 βb (95% CI)

P Value

<65 y/o

Muscle Strength

−15.68 (−49.64, 18.28)

0.365

−23.48 (−57.24, 10.29)

0.173

−21.52 (−55.11, 12.06)

0.209

≥65 y/o

Muscle Strength

−39.43 (−69.79, −9.06)

0.011

−34.92 (−64.68, −5.16)

0.021

−35.17 (−65.01, −5.33)

0.021

  1. Model 1 = Unadjusted.
  2. Model 2 = Model 1 + age, sex, race/ethnicity + BMI, serum fasting glucose, serum cholesterol, AST, serum HDL, serum calcium, serum creatinine.
  3. Model 3 = Model 2 + history of congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, angina/angina pectoris, heart attack, stroke, smoking.
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