Table 3 Correlations between skeletal muscle mass and clinical parameters

Age, years

-0.548

< 0.001

Duration of hemodialysis, months

-0.116

0.35

Height, m

0.857

< 0.001

Body weight, kg

0.799

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m²

0.514

< 0.001

Hemoglobin, g/dL

0.140

0.25

Albumin, g/dL

0.376

0.001

CRP, mg/dL

-0.116

0.35

Calcium, mg/dL

-0.211

0.079

Phosphate, mg/dL

0.106

0.38

Intact PTH, pg/mL

0.184

0.13

Magnesium, mg/dL

-0.103

0.45

TSAT, %

0.092

0.45

Ferritin, ng/mL

-0.113

0.35

Zinc, mg/dL

0.265

0.029

Copper, mg/dL

-0.151

0.22

nPCR, g/kg/ideal body weight/day

-0.273

0.028

Kt/V urea

-0.424

< 0.001