Table 2. Bivariate correlation matrix among age and body composition variables.
|
Age |
TBW |
ICW |
ECW |
LTM |
BMC |
| TBW |
-.25 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
| ICW |
-.44* |
.96** |
1.0 |
|
|
|
| ECW |
.14 |
.85** |
.66** |
1.0 |
|
|
| LTM |
-.11 |
.88** |
.74** |
.93** |
1.0 |
|
| BMC |
-.08 |
.62** |
.60** |
.52** |
.63** |
1.0 |
| FM |
.04 |
.38* |
.22 |
.56** |
.57** |
-.04 |
TBW = Total body water; ICW = Intracellular water; ECW = Extracellular water; LTM = Lean tissue mass; BMC = Bone mineral content; FM = Fat mass; Body water estimated from multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis; Body lean, bone, and fat estimated from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.* p < 0.05** p < 0.01
