Research Article

Assessing the Association between Leptin and Bone Mineral Density in HIV-Infected Men

Table 2

Multivariate regression models.

Primary predictor Total BMD Total BMC
Std Reg Coeff# (95% CI) ๐‘ƒ -valueStd Reg Coeff# (95% CI) ๐‘ƒ -value

All subjects ( ๐‘› = 1 0 7 )
โ€ƒLeptin (ln)*0.08 (โˆ’0.11, 0.27)0.380.06 (โˆ’0.13, +0.25)0.54
โ€ƒLeptin (ln)**โˆ’0.11 (โˆ’0.34, +0.12)0.35โˆ’0.19 (โˆ’0.38, +0.01)0.07
Subjects with lipoatrophy ( ๐‘› = 3 3 )
โ€ƒLeptin (ln)*โˆ’0.68 (โˆ’1.22, โˆ’0.14)0.02โˆ’0.74 (โˆ’1.27, โˆ’0.21)<0.01
โ€ƒLeptin (ln)&โˆ’0.92 (โˆ’1.62, โˆ’0.22)0.01โˆ’0.80 (โˆ’1.32, โˆ’0.29)<0.01

#Standardized regression coefficient.
*Adjusted for age and race.
**Adjusted for age, race, truncal fat, appendicular fat, and lean body mass.
&Adjusted for age, race, lean body mass, truncal fat, and total fat.