Research Article

Bone Mineral Density as a Predictor of Atherogenic Indexes of Cardiovascular Disease, Especially in Nonobese Adults

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants.

AllMaleFemale value
32492320929

Age (range) (years) (16–90) (16–90) (20–88)0.300
Smoking (%)169 (5.2)165 (7.1)4 (0.4)<0.001
Hypertension (%)875 (26.9)633 (27.3)242 (26.0)0.473
Diabetes mellitus (%)311 (9.6)229 (9.9)82 (8.8)0.361
Hyperlipidemia (%)225 (6.9)160 (6.9)65 (7.0)0.919
Exercise1389 (42.8%)1048 (45.2%)341 (36.7%)<0.001
Vegetarian1392 (42.8%)863 (37.2%)529 (56.9%)<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)<0.001
SBP (mmHg)<0.001
Glucose (mg/dL)0.096
Cre (mg/dL)<0.001
Hb (g/dL)<0.001
TG (mg/dL)<0.001
TCH (mg/dL)<0.001
LDL-C (mg/dL)0.052
HDL-C (mg/dL)<0.001
TG/HDL-C<0.001
TCH/HDL-C<0.001
LDL-C/HDL-C<0.001
L-spine BMD (g/cm2)<0.001
Right hip neck BMD (g/cm2)<0.001
Right hip total BMD (g/cm2)<0.001
Left hip neck BMD (g/cm2)<0.001
Left hip total BMD (g/cm2)<0.001

Values in bold represent significant values (). BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; Cre: creatinine; Hb: hemoglobin; TG: triglyceride; TCH: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.