Associations of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake with Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women
Table 3
One-year nutrient associations with bone mineral density by hormone therapy using multiple regression analysis in postmenopausal women taking hormone therapy.
HT+ ()
Total body
Spine (L2–L4)
Ward’s triangle
Std
val
Std
val
Std
val
Total fat
−0.464
0.006
−0.460
0.007
−0.341
0.040
Total PUFA
−0.241
0.040
−0.255
0.039
−0.274
0.011
Total n-6 FA
−0.231
0.060
−0.287
0.018
−0.285
0.017
Linoleic acid
−0.232
0.060
−0.260
0.017
−0.282
0.019
Total n-3 FA
−0.302
0.005
−0.260
0.017
−0.258
0.016
-Linolenic acid
−0.241
0.040
−0.460
0.007
−0.341
0.040
Note: women not taking HT had no significant associations with bone sites.