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Table 2 The associations between weight-adjusted-waist index and bone mineral density

From: Associations between weight-adjusted waist index and bone mineral density: results of a nationwide survey

Exposure

Model 1 [β (95% CI)]

Model 2 [β (95% CI)]

Model 3 [β (95% CI)]

Lumbar BMD (continuous)

-0.04 (-0.04, -0.04)

-0.06 (-0.06, -0.05)

-0.03 (-0.04, -0.01)

Lumbar BMD (quartile)

 Quartile 1

reference

reference

reference

 Quartile 2

-0.04 (-0.04, -0.03)

-0.05 (-0.05, -0.04)

-0.05 (-0.08, -0.02)

 Quartile 3

-0.06 (-0.07, -0.05)

-0.07 (-0.08, -0.07)

-0.07 (-0.10, -0.04)

 Quartile 4

-0.08 (-0.08, -0.07)

-0.10 (-0.11, -0.10)

-0.08 (-0.11, -0.04)

P for trend

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Pelvis BMD (continuous)

-0.02 (-0.03, -0.02)

-0.03 (-0.04, -0.03)

-0.04 (-0.06, -0.03)

Pelvis BMD (quartile)

 Quartile 1

reference

reference

reference

 Quartile 2

0.01 (0.01, 0.02)

0.01 (0.00, 0.01)

0.00 (-0.03, 0.04)

 Quartile 3

-0.00 (-0.01, 0.00)

-0.02 (-0.02, -0.01)

-0.03 (-0.06, 0.01)

 Quartile 4

-0.07 (-0.07, -0.06)

-0.08 (-0.09, -0.08)

-0.06 (-0.10, -0.03)

P for trend

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Femoral neck BMD (continuous)

-0.04 (-0.04, -0.04)

-0.03 (-0.04, -0.03)

-0.02 (-0.03, -0.01)

Femoral neck BMD (quartile)

 Quartile 1

reference

reference

reference

 Quartile 2

-0.03 (-0.03, -0.02)

-0.03 (-0.03, -0.02)

-0.00 (-0.04, 0.03)

 Quartile 3

-0.05 (-0.05, -0.04)

-0.04 (-0.05, -0.03)

-0.02 (-0.04, 0.01)

 Quartile 4

-0.08 (-0.09, -0.08)

-0.06 (-0.07, -0.06)

-0.03 (-0.05, -0.01)

P for trend

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Total BMD (continuous)

-0.04 (-0.04, -0.04)

-0.04 (-0.05, -0.04)

-0.02 (-0.03, -0.01)

Total BMD (quartile)

 Quartile 1

reference

reference

reference

 Quartile 2

-0.02 (-0.02, -0.02)

-0.02 (-0.03, -0.02)

-0.02 (-0.04, 0.00)

 Quartile 3

-0.04 (-0.05, -0.04)

-0.05 (-0.05, -0.05)

-0.04 (-0.07, -0.02)

 Quartile 4

-0.08 (-0.08, -0.08)

-0.09 (-0.09, -0.08)

-0.05 (-0.07, -0.02)

P for trend

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. Model 1: no covariates were adjusted. Model 2: age, gender, and race were adjusted. Model 3: age, gender, race, cancer, high blood pressure, use of hormone medication, take prescription for cholesterol, smoking, dietary inflammatory index, diabetes, PIR, triglycerides, fractured, and LDL-C were adjusted. Abbreviation:PIR Ratio of family income to poverty, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol