Association of preoperative variables of ipsilateral hip abductor muscles with gait function after total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective study

Table 3 Pearson’s correlation coefficients between muscle composition and postoperative gait function

Glutei medius+minimus	TM	LMM	LMM/TM	LDL	LDL/TM	mFAT	mFAT/TM	IMAT	IMAT/TM
Gait speed	−0.02	0.17	0.25	−0.39**	− 0.34*	− 0.25	− 0.22	− 0.33*	−0.28
TUG	0.20	−0.09	−0.24	0.53**	0.33*	0.20	0.13	0.36*	0.21
Gluteus maximus	TM	LMM	LMM/TM	LDL	LDL/TM	mFAT	mFAT/TM	IMAT	IMAT/TM
Gait speed	0.47**	0.44**	0.32*	0.06	−0.25	−0.19	−0.35*	−0.04	− 0.32*
TUG	−0.30	− 0.39*	−0.39**	0.08	0.29	0.22	0.34*	0.15	0.35*

TM Segmented total muscle cross-sectional area, LMM Lean muscle mass area, LDL Low-density lean tissue area, mFAT Intramuscular fat area, IMAT Intramuscular adipose tissue area, TUG Timed Up-and-Go test. Values highlighted in bold are statistically significant (*P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01)

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