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Table 3 Odds ratio for low bone mass

From: Associations between body composition and lifestyle factors with bone mineral density according to time since menopause in women from Southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Variables

OR

95Ā % CI

P *

BMI (<25Ā kg/m2)a

5.21

1.57 ā€“ 17.25

0.004

Lean Mass (<37.5Ā kg)b

4.40

1.64 ā€“ 11.80

0.004

Fat Mass (<26.0Ā kg)b

3.39

1.29 ā€“ 8.85

0.010

Vitamin A (<700 mcg/day)c

3.00

1.13 ā€“ 7.94

0.012

Meat and eggs (<96Ā g/day)b

2.30

0.90 ā€“ 5.86

0.081

  1. BMI body mass index. *Logistic regression adjusted for time since menopause and previous hormonal therapy. aDefined as the first tertile of the studied sample; bdefined as the median of participants in this sample; cDietary Reference Intake (2002)Ā valuesĀ in boldface reflect statistical significance