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Table 2 Relationship between specific muscle strength or power and age, sex or BMI

From: Obesity-associated poor muscle quality: prevalence and association with age, sex, and body mass index

 

Specific muscle strength β (95% CI)

Specific muscle power β (95% CI)

Age (years)

−0.005 (− 0.008, − 0.002) p <  0.001

−0.12 (− 0.15, − 0,08) p <  0.001

Sex (women)

−0.19 (− 0.27, − 0.12) p <  0.001

0.74 (− 0.44, 1.92) p = 0.218

BMI (kg·m− 2)

− 0.005 (− 0.13, 0.003) p = 0.201

−0.001 (− 0.12, 0.12) p = 0.993

  1. Data are shown as unstandardized regression coefficients and 95% confidence intervals (CI)