Table 4 Simple correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis of handgrip strength with relevant factors (including hemoglobin) 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) | − 0.55 | − 0.22 | 0.010 | − 0.28 (0.002) | − 0.64 | − 0.30 | 0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure (SBP) | 0.14 (0.118) | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.149 | 0.11 (0.203) | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.127 |
Body mass index (BMI) | 0.08 (0.398) | 0.33 | 0.14 | 0.129 | 0.04 (0.641) | − 0.06 | − 0.03 | 0.749 |
Serum triglycerides (TG) | − 0.13 (0.158) | − 1.01 | − 0.07 | 0.471 | 0.06 (0.491) | 0.66 | 0.06 | 0.583 |
Serum HDL-cholesterol (HDLc) | 0.14 (0.106) | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.139 | 0.07 (0.442) | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.844 |
Serum γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (γ-GTP) | − 0.19 (0.031) | − 2.10 | − 0.21 | 0.023 | 0.07 (0.442) | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.952 |
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) | − 0.007 (0.940) | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.905 | − 0.14 (0.117) | − 1.47 | − 0.17 | 0.056 |
Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) | − 0.22 (0.012) | − 0.10 | − 0.20 | 0.020 | − 0.08 (0.353) | − 0.04 | − 0.10 | 0.272 |
White blood cell (WBC) | 0.03 (0.021) | 0.0001 | 0.03 | 0.760 | − 0.006 (0.944) | − 0.0004 | − 0.10 | 0.282 |
Hemoglobin | 0.02 (0.812) | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.767 | 0.27 (0.002) | 1.12 | 0.23 | 0.014 |