Table 4 Stepward forward regression analysis of lumbar BMD and metabolic parameters (A); stepward forward regression analysis of pyrilinks and BMD and metabolic variables (B)

A: Dependent variable L-BMD

Beta

p

B: Dependent variable Pyrilinks

Beta

p

Age (years)

0,716

0,0002

Menopause duration (years)

−0,718

0,016

BMI (kg/m²)

0,279

0,0021

0,309

0,053

Waist circumference (cm)

−0,381

0,011

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

Insulin (mIU/L)

−0,273

0,009

PAI-1(U/l)

0,171

0,117

−0,274

0,0126

Pyrilinks (nMPD/mMc)

Osteocalcin (ng/ml)

−0,391

0,0001

L-BMD (g/cm²)

−0,319

0,0025

adjusted R²

0,408

0,00000

adjusted R²

0,251

0,0001