Association between Visceral Fat and Bone Mineral Density in Both Male and Female Patients with Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
Table 3
Correlation between different variables and BMD by univariate analysis.
Characteristics
Male
Female
Correlation coefficient
Correlation coefficient
Age (years)
−0.099
0.686
−0.330
0.013
BMI (kg/m2)
−0.209
0.390
−0.338
0.041
WC (cm)
−0.284
0.238
−0.228
0.174
WHR
−0.344
0.149
−0.210
0.211
SBP (mmHg)
0.274
0.257
−0.278
0.095
DBP (mmHg)
−0.166
−0.397
−0.138
0.416
FPG (mmol/L)
−0.069
0.823
−0.046
0.822
TC (mmol/L)
−0.335
0.174
−0.127
0.467
TG (mmol/L)
−0.253
0.311
−0.196
0.273
HDL-C (mmol/L)
0.165
0.512
0.040
0.823
LDL-C (mmol/L)
−0.275
0.269
−0.273
0.118
FM (g)
−0.186
0.460
−0.408
<0.001
VATM (g)
−0.433
0.228
−0.506
<0.001
Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (SD) or median (interquartile range). The values of the parameters that showed significant correlation with BMD are marked in red. (). BMD was measured in the ROI of the lumbar spine, at L1−4.
