Association between inflammation and skeletal muscle proteolysis, skeletal mass and strength in elderly heart failure patients and their prognostic implications

Table 3 Relationships between the clinical features and skeletal muscle measurements in the controls

	Age	Female	AF	CRP	IL-6	BNP	LAD	LVEF	Thigh circumference	Rectus femoris thickness	Knee extensor strength	3-MH/Cr
Female	− 0.03
AF	−0.14	− 0.04
CRP	−0.06	− 0.16	− 0.12
IL-6	0.08	−0.13	− 0.18	0.53^§
BNP	0.02	0.21	0.13	0.07	0.17
LAD	−0.05	− 0.10	0.16	0.26^*	0.27^*	0.43^§
LVEF	−0.03	0.05	0.01	−0.22^*	− 0.26^*	− 0.15	− 0.19
Thigh circumference	−0.29^*	− 0.40^#	− 0.15	−0.15	− 0.03	− 0.40^#	− 0.17	−0.02
Rectus femoris thickness	−0.32^*	−0.40^#	− 0.11	−0.12	− 0.10	−0.16	− 0.02	0.09	0.58^§
Knee extensor strength	−0.37^#	−0.32^#	− 0.10	−0.10	− 0.15	−0.31	− 0.04	0.16	0.43^#	0.64 ^§
3-MH/Cr	0.22^*	0.16	−0.17	0.09	0.13	0.17	0.03	−0.16	0.05	−0.14	−0.23^*
6-min walk distance	−0.29^*	−0.14	− 0.07	−0.30^#	− 0.57^§	−0.41^#	− 0.43^§	0.18	0.34^#	0.29^*	0.25^*	−0.22^*

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