Table 3 Age-, sex- and body mass index-adjusted linear and logistic models evaluating associations between several indices of low muscle mass with cardiometabolic components.

From: Comparisons of different indices of low muscle mass in relationship with cardiometabolic disorder

 

Waist circumference

SBP

DBP

Glucose

HDL

TG

HOMA-IR

Metabolic syndrome by low muscle mass (Z < −1SD)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Male

ALMI Z score (SD)

0.32*** (0.16, 0.47)

0.12 (−0.36, 0.60)

−063** (−0.97, −0.29)

−2.68*** (−3.39,−1.97)

0.60** (0.28, 0.92)

−12.66*** (−16.80, −8.52)

−0.14*** (−0.19, −0.09)

1.80*** (1.45, 2.25)

ALMIfmi Z score

−0.42*** (−0.53, −0.30)

−0.14 (−0.49, 0.21)

−0.51*** (−0.75, −0.26)

–1.99*** (−2.51, −1.46)

0.74** (0.50, 0.97)

−11.07*** (−14.12, −8.04)

−0.16*** (−0.20,−0.12)

1.78*** (1.49, 2.12)

ALMwt Z score

−1.81*** (−1.93, −1.69)

−0.95*** (−1.34, −0.55)

−0.47** (−0.74, −0.19)

−2.69*** (−3.28, −2.10)

1.31*** (1.05, 1.57)

−13.89*** (−17.49, −10.48)

−0.30*** (−0.35, −0.26)

1.92*** (1.65, 2.22)

ALMbmi Z score

−0.06 (−0.19, 0.06)

−0.85*** (−1.22, −0.47)

−0.05 (−0.31, 0.21)

−1.63*** (−2.19, −1.07)

0.56*** (0.31, 0.81)

−11.87*** (−15.09, −8.65)

−0.15*** (−0.19, −0.11)

1.31*** (1.13, 1.52)

ALMtrunkfat Z score

−2.64*** (−2.77, −2.51)

−1.06*** (−1.49, −0.62)

-0.67*** (−0.98, −0.37)

−2.75*** (−3.40, −2.10)

1.69*** (1.40, 1.98)

−19.98*** (−23.74, −16.21)

−0.38*** (−0.43, −0.33)

2.04*** (1.76, 2.36)

Female

ALMI Z score

0.78*** (0.64, 0.91)

0.27 (−0.12, 0.68)

−0.21 (−0.47, 0.05)

−0.28 (−0.79, 0.24)

−0.71*** (−0.98, −0.43)

−2.09* (–4.03, −0.17)

0.02 (−0.04, 0.08)

1.02 (0.84, 1.24)

ALMIfmi Z score

0.04 (−0.05, 0.12)

0.06 (−0.19, 0.31)

−0.16* (−0.33, −0.00)

−0.19 (−0.52, 0.13)

−0.27** (−0.45, −0.10)

−1.73** (−2.95, −0.52)

−0.03 (−0.06, 0.01)

0.99 (0.85, 1.16)

ALMwt Z score

−0.97*** (−1.09, −0.85)

−0.31 (−0.66, 0.04)

−0.18 (−0.40, 0.04)

-0.68** (−1.13, −0.23)

−0.04 (−0.27, 0.20)

−3.72*** (−5.38, −2.06)

−0.11*** (−0.16, −0.06)

1.14 (0.98, 1.33)

ALMbmi Z score

0.27*** (0.15, 0.38)

−0.25 (−0.58, 0.09)

0.12 (−0.10, 0.33)

−0.16 (−0.59, 0.27)

−0.13 (−0.36, 0.09)

−3.24*** (−4.84, −1.63)

−0.06* (−0.11, −0.01)

0.97 (0.83, 1.12)

ALMtrunkfat Z score

−2.07*** (−2.19, −1.94)

−0.86*** (−1.24, −0.47)

−0.44** (−0.69, −0.19)

−1.82*** (−2.32, −1.32)

0.89*** (0.63, 1.15)

−11.26*** (−13.09, −9.40)

−0.25*** (−0.30, −0.19)

1.45*** (1.25, 1.67)

  1. BMI = body mass index; ALM = appendicular lean mass; ALMI = appendicular lean mass index; FM = fat mass; FMI = fat mass index; ALMIfmi = appendicular lean mass index adjusted for fat mass index; ALMwt = appendicular lean mass to weight; ALMbmi = appendicular lean mass to body mass index; ALMtrunkfat = appendicular lean mass to truncal fat; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; HDL = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG = triglyceride; HOMA-IR = homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance.
  2. *p value < 0.05, **p value < 0.01, ***p value < 0.001.