Muscle-Bone Interactions in Chinese Men and Women Aged 18–35 Years
Table 7
Pearson correlation coefficients for age, height, body composition, muscle performance, and bone characteristics in females.
Females (n = 25)
L1–L4 aBMD
RFN aBMD
RTroc aBMD
RHip aBMD
4% trab vBMD
4% tot BSI
4% trab BSI
38% cort vBMD
38% cort SSI
66% cort vBMD
Age
−0.20
−0.40
−0.23
−0.33
−0.43
−0.26
−0.29
−0.36
−0.11
0.60
Height
0.51
0.51
0.59
0.53
0.41
0.61
0.64
−0.01
0.26
−0.03
Weight
0.62
0.69
0.73
0.72
0.66
0.79
0.80
−0.25
0.46
−0.32
BMI
0.57
0.65
0.66
0.67
0.65
0.74
0.74
−0.29
0.46
−0.38
% fat
0.36
0.48
0.44
0.49
0.45
0.52
0.52
−0.32
0.45
−0.44
Fat mass
0.53
0.62
0.62
0.65
0.60
0.69
0.69
−0.28
0.47
−0.39
Total BFLBM
0.60
0.57
0.69
0.61
0.59
0.77
0.78
−0.09
0.39
−0.09
1RM leg press
0.43
0.55
0.57
0.56
0.57
0.49
0.50
0.04
0.09
−0.17
Max HG
0.12
0.11
0.25
0.18
0.25
0.48
0.38
−0.16
0.29
−0.20
Max power
0.70
0.64
0.75
0.70
0.70
0.82
0.82
−0.08
0.47
−0.12
;. BMI: body mass index; BFLBM: bone-free lean body mass; 1RM: 1 repetition maximum; Max HG: maximal handgrip; Max Power: maximal jump power; L1–L4: 1st to 4th lumbar vertebrae; aBMD: areal bone mineral density; RFN: right femoral neck; RTroc: right trochanter; RHip: right total hip; trab: trabecular; cort: cortical; vBMD: volumetric bone mineral density; BSI: bone strength index; SSI: strength-strain index.
