Table 2: Correlation coefficient between phase angle, muscle echo intensity, muscle thickness and motor functions.
Males / Females, a.u.: arbitrary unit, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, statistical difference.
| Maximum isokinetic knee extension 60˚/ s (Nm/kg) | Usual gait speed (m/s) | Maximum gait speed (m/s) | Five chair stands time (s) | Stand up score (a.u.) |
Phase angle | 0.65* / 0.54* | -0.32 / 0.10 | 0.64* / 0.44* | -0.69* / -0.62** | -0.08 / 0.45* |
Muscle echo intensity | -0.53* / -0.54** | 0.13 / 0.22 | -0.34* / -0.42* | 0.37** / 0.33* | 0.36 / -0.30* |
Muscle thickness | 0.34* / 0.38* | -0.12 / 0.00 | -0.08 / -0.33 | -0.45 / -0.13 | -0.58 / 0.22 |