Table 3 Simple correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis of handgrip strength with relevant factors (including HGF) adjusted for confounding factors for high and low HGF levels
Low HGF (≤ 300.6 pg/mL) | High HGF (> 300.6 pg/mL) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
r (p) | Β | β | p | r (p) | Β | β | p | |
No. of participants | 128 | 127 | ||||||
Age, years | − 0.23 (0.008) | − 0.52 | − 0.20 | 0.016 | − 0.28 (0.002) | − 0.68 | − 0.32 | < 0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure (SBP) | 0.14 (0.118) | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.115 | 0.11 (0.203) | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.170 |
Body mass index (BMI) | 0.08 (0.398) | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.106 | 0.04 (0.641) | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.698 |
Serum triglycerides (TG) | − 0.13 (0.158) | − 1.27 | − 0.09 | 0.359 | 0.06 (0.491) | 0.81 | 0.08 | 0.508 |
Serum HDL-cholesterol (HDLc) | 0.14 (0.106) | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.162 | 0.07 (0.442) | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.780 |
Serum γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (γ-GTP) | − 0.19 (0.031) | − 2.08 | − 0.21 | 0.022 | 0.07 (0.442) | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.873 |
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) | − 0.007 (0.940) | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.929 | − 0.14 (0.117) | − 1.53 | − 0.18 | 0.049 |
Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) | − 0.22 (0.012) | − 0.09 | − 0.19 | 0.027 | − 0.08 (0.353) | − 0.03 | − 0.07 | 0.444 |
White blood cell (WBC) | 0.03 (0.021) | 0.0003 | 0.06 | 0.499 | − 0.006 (0.944) | − 0.0001 | − 0.03 | 0.730 |
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) | − 0.15 (0.102) | − 2.55 | − 0.14 | 0.109 | − 0.20 (0.023) | − 3.02 | − 0.16 | 0.078 |