Age-related reduction and independent predictors of toe flexor strength in middle-aged men

Table 3 Stepwise multiple-regression analyses of factors affecting toe flexor and handgrip strength

	Regression coefficient	SE	β	P	R² change (%)
Toe flexor strength^a
Constant	1.967	3.889		0.613
LBM	0.277	0.036	0.252	< 0.001	4.1
Age	−0.128	0.021	−0.173	< 0.001	3.2
Albumin	2.328	0.629	0.097	< 0.001	0.8
Drinking habit	0.364	0.132	0.072	0.006	0.5
FBG	−0.026	0.011	−0.067	0.016	0.5
DBP	0.047	0.018	0.073	0.008	0.3
FM	−0.145	0.057	−0.086	0.011	0.4
Sleeping time	−0.342	0.165	−0.053	0.038	0.3
Exercise habit	0.682	0.330	0.053	0.039	0.3
Handgrip strength^b
Constant	11.486	3.243		0.225
LBM	0.474	0.032	0.458	< 0.001	15.1
Age	−0.092	0.017	−0.133	< 0.001	2.0
Albumin	2.301	0.559	0.102	< 0.001	0.8
FM	−0.176	0.049	−0.111	< 0.001	0.8
Drinking habit	0.397	0.117	0.083	0.001	0.7

SE Standard error
^a Excluded variables: TG, LDL-C, HDL-C and smoking habit. R² = 0.104, adjusted R² = 0.098, P < 0.001
^b Excluded variables: TG, LDL-C, HDL-C, exercise habit, sleeping time, smoking habit, DBP, and FBG. R² = 0.193, adjusted R² = 0.190, P < 0.001

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