Research Article

FRAX® Fracture Risks Are Associated with Coronary Artery Calcification Score

Table 2

Simple linear regression analysis of coronary artery calcification.

R2Coefficient95% CI valueStd β (r)

Age (years)0.0456.27−0.23–12.760.0580.21
Sex (, )0.00435.97−99.38–171.330.5980.06
Height (cm)0.005−2.52−10.52–5.480.532−0.07
Weight (kg)0.0010.64−4.71–6.000.812−0.03
BMI (kg/m2)0.0088.35−11.87–28.560.4140.09
Smoking0.002−45.09−294.91–204.730.720−0.04
Drinking0.007−110.98−412.17–190.210.465−0.08
Hypertension0.340402.36276.82–527.90<0.0010.58
Diabetes mellitus0.01199.57−107.59–306.730.3420.11
Hyperlipidemia0.175508.01260.85–755.17<0.0010.42
Secondary osteoporosis0.018104.56−67.03–276.150.2290.14
TCH (mg/dL)0.0191.24−0.75–3.240.2190.14
LDL (mg/dL)0.013−1.20−3.58–1.180.320−0.11
HDL (mg/dL)<0.0010.01−4.40–4.410.998<0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dL)0.1361.140.50–1.780.0010.37
Glucose (mg/dL)<0.0010.16−3.01–3.330.9210.01
SBP (mmHg)0.0492.830.02–5.630.0480.22
DBP (mmHg)0.0232.92−1.32–7.160.1750.15
Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm2)<0.0012.21−470.38–474.800.9930.001
Lumbar spine T-score0.002−10.21−64.60–44.180.710−0.04
Right neck BMD (g/cm2)0.044−524.47−1072.08–23.130.060−0.21
Right neck T-score0.060−75.63−142.53–8.740.027−0.25
Right total BMD (g/cm2)0.002−102.99−569.25–363.270.661−0.05
Right total T-score0.032−56.90−126.44–12.640.107−0.18
Left neck BMD (g/cm2)0.035−451.74−980.29–76.810.093−0.19
Left neck T-score0.046−63.47−128.25–1.310.055−0.21
Left total BMD (g/cm2)0.020−303.22−774.01–167.570.204−0.14
Left total T-score0.088−96.33−165.84–26.810.007−0.30
Right MOF (FRAX) (%)0.10332.9611.20–54.710.0030.32
Right HF (FRAX) (%)0.09656.2717.56–94.970.0050.31
Left MOF (FRAX) (%)0.06624.343.85–44.840.0210.26
Left HF (FRAX) (%)0.05539.592.74–76.440.0360.23

M: male; F: female; BMI: body mass index; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMD: bone mineral density; MOF: 10-year probability of a major osteoporotic fracture; HF: 10-year probability of a hip fracture; FRAX: fracture risk assessment tool; TBS: trabecular bone score; CAC score: coronary artery calcification score.