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Table 1 The characteristics of participants included in this study (n = 10,096),NHANES 2011–2018

From: Association between segmental body composition and bone mineral density in US adults: results from the NHANES (2011–2018)

Total BMD(g/cm²)

Q1(0.697–1.039)

Q2(1.039–1.108)

Q3(1.108–1.18)

Q4(1.18–1.88)

P value

N, unweighted

2504

2525

2532

2535

 

Demographic data

     

Age(years)

41.45 ± 12.49

38.17 ± 11.69

38.28 ± 11.10

38.75 ± 11.24

< 0.001

Gender(%)

    

< 0.001

 Male

31.66

43.12

56.73

72.78

 

 Female

68.34

56.88

43.27

27.22

 

Race(%)

    

< 0.001

 Mexican American

12.37

10.69

11.66

7.88

 

 Other Hispanic

9.01

8.08

7.13

5.44

 

 Non-Hispanic White

60.57

62.74

61.71

58.95

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

5.42

7.84

10.96

20.08

 

 Other Race

12.63

10.65

8.54

7.65

 

Family income-to-poverty ratio

2.82 ± 1.63

2.90 ± 1.63

2.92 ± 1.60

3.04 ± 1.61

< 0.001

Education level(%)

    

< 0.001

 Lower than high school

15.57

12.93

13.41

11.14

 

 High school

21.79

20.08

23.15

20.34

 

 More than high school

62.64

66.99

63.44

68.52

 

Personal habits

     

Smoke(%)

    

0.077

 Never

57.57

61.82

57.66

59.59

 

 Ever

19.87

17.91

20

20.11

 

 Current

22.56

20.27

22.34

20.3

 

Alcohol use days per year

2.76 ± 1.95

2.86 ± 2.37

3.03 ± 2.24

3.06 ± 2.08

< 0.001

Physical activity(%)

    

< 0.001

 Inactive

56.94

53.03

51.04

45.99

 

 Less active

24.32

22.54

23.05

21.98

 

 Active

18.74

24.43

25.91

32.03

 

Protein intake(g)

77.59 ± 28.77

82.67 ± 31.93

86.00 ± 33.49

92.56 ± 35.51

< 0.001

Calcium intake(mg)

903.37 ± 395.63

967.19 ± 468.14

994.65 ± 478.59

1065.91 ± 495.29

< 0.001

Phosphorus intake(mg)

1303.87 ± 458.41

1386.45 ± 531.55

1436.70 ± 552.73

1543.45 ± 581.23

< 0.001

Comorbidities

     

Hypertension(%)

    

< 0.001

 Yes

14.46

11.75

11.73

15.45

 

 No

85.54

88.25

88.27

84.55

 

Diabetes(%)

    

< 0.001

 Yes

5.63

6.09

5.87

7.71

 

 No

94.37

93.91

94.13

92.29

 

Body examination data

     

BMI (kg/m2)

27.20 ± 6.33

28.58 ± 6.74

28.62 ± 6.42

29.66 ± 6.22

< 0.001

Weight(kg)

73.49 ± 18.33

80.21 ± 19.81

82.97 ± 19.58

89.64 ± 19.75

< 0.001

Height(cm)

164.29 ± 8.89

167.50 ± 8.74

170.26 ± 8.98

173.83 ± 8.40

< 0.001

Arm circumference(cm)

31.38 ± 4.68

32.91 ± 4.86

33.45 ± 4.69

35.05 ± 4.59

< 0.001

Waist circumference(cm)

93.97 ± 15.50

96.77 ± 16.05

97.43 ± 15.71

99.64 ± 15.30

< 0.001

Android fat mass(%)

36.58 ± 8.68

35.83 ± 8.95

34.35 ± 8.95

32.44 ± 8.71

< 0.001

Android lean mass(%)

63.42 ± 8.68

64.17 ± 8.95

65.65 ± 8.95

67.56 ± 8.71

< 0.001

Gynoid fat mass(%)

38.48 ± 8.02

36.59 ± 8.52

34.49 ± 8.36

31.45 ± 8.10

< 0.001

Gynoid lean mass(%)

61.52 ± 8.02

63.41 ± 8.52

65.51 ± 8.36

68.55 ± 8.10

< 0.001

Arm fat mass(%)

37.40 ± 10.67

35.28 ± 11.21

32.30 ± 10.94

28.89 ± 10.45

< 0.001

Arm lean mass(%)

59.05 ± 10.28

61.01 ± 10.82

63.78 ± 10.55

66.99 ± 10.05

< 0.001

Leg fat mass(%)

38.77 ± 9.11

36.56 ± 9.63

34.02 ± 9.36

30.62 ± 9.01

< 0.001

Leg lean mass(%)

58.26 ± 8.78

60.26 ± 9.22

62.56 ± 8.92

65.66 ± 8.53

< 0.001

Torso fat mass(%)

33.86 ± 8.21

32.80 ± 8.45

31.17 ± 8.42

29.02 ± 8.28

< 0.001

Torso lean mass(%)

64.75 ± 7.99

65.69 ± 8.23

67.22 ± 8.18

69.22 ± 8.00

< 0.001

Total fat mass(%)

35.47 ± 7.80

33.98 ± 8.26

31.95 ± 8.16

29.34 ± 7.97

< 0.001

Total lean mass(%)

61.86 ± 7.50

63.16 ± 7.95

65.00 ± 7.82

67.39 ± 7.60

< 0.001

  1. Mean +/− SD for continuous variables, Percentage (%) for Categorical variables; P value was estimated using X² for proportions, T test for means; BMD, bone mineral density; BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared)