Table 4. Partial correlation among anthropometric indicator, body composition indicator, grip strength and nutrition quotient-A (NQ-A) scores of subjects, adjusted for sex, age and weight

	Grip strength	Percent body fat	Skeletal muscle mass index
Grip strength	1.0000	-	-
Percent body fat	−0.0324	1.0000	-
Skeletal muscle mass index	0.5921***1)	0.1732	1.0000
Balance score	0.3057**	0.0895	0.2349*
Diversity score	0.1200	−0.1033	0.1032
Moderation score	0.1158	0.1064	0.0318
Dietary behavior score	0.3224**	−0.1196	0.3014**
Total NQ-A score	0.2979**	−0.0004	0.2245*

Significant difference as determined by Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r)
p<0.05
p<0.01
p<0.001.