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Table 2 Association between body mass index (kg/m2) and bone mineral density (g/cm2)

From: A cross-sectional study from NHANES found a positive association between obesity with bone mineral density among postmenopausal women

 

Model 1

β (95% CI) P value

Model 2

β (95% CI) P value

Model 3

β (95% CI) P value

TF-BMD (g/cm2)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

< 0.0001

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

< 0.0001

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

< 0.0001

NK-BMD (g/cm2)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

< 0.0001

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

< 0.0001

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

< 0.0001

LS-BMD (g/cm2)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

< 0.0001

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

< 0.0001

0.01 (0.00, 0.01)

< 0.0001

  1. Model 1: non-adjusted model adjust none
  2. Model 2: adjusted model adjust for age, race
  3. Model 3: adjusted model adjust for age, race, education level, alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST), serum creatinine (SCr), 25OHD2 + 25OHD3, total calcium and phosphorus, total cholestero-l and triglyceride, smoked at least 100 cigarettes in life, diabetes status, hypertension status andminutes sedentary activity
  4. BMI body mass index, BMD bone mineral density, TF-BMD total femur BMD, NK-BMD femoral neck BMD, LS-BMD total spine BMD
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

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