Research Article

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

Table 2

Simple linear regression for the data analysis: correlation between parameters and lipid profiles and atherogenic indexes by simple regression analysis.

TGTCHLDL-CHDL-CTG/HDL-CTCH/HDL-CLDL-C/HDL-C

Age-0.066<0.001-0.0480.006-0.069<0.0010.0100.562-0.570.001-0.0450.010-0.0600.001
Sex (, )0.321<0.0010.318<0.0010.431<0.0010.323<0.0010.427<0.0010.321<0.0010.318<0.001
BMI0.270<0.0010.0460.0080.103<0.001-0.353<0.0010.293<0.0010.346<0.0010.322<0.001
SBP0.088<0.0010.0260.1390.0310.077-0.102<0.0010.092<0.0010.110<0.0010.096<0.001
Glucose0.177<0.0010.0450.0100.0360.042-0.135<0.0010.171<0.0010.150<0.0010.116<0.001
Cre0.104<0.001-0.0300.082-0.0110.540-0.151<0.0010.129<0.0010.129<0.0010.110<0.001
Hb0.182<0.0010.122<0.0010.171<0.001-0.180<0.0010.183<0.0010.245<0.0010.252<0.001
Smoking0.076<0.0010.115<0.0010.081<0.0010.110<0.0010.073<0.0010.076<0.0010.115<0.001
Exercise-0.070<0.001-0.075<0.001-0.076<0.0010.0210.222-0.0560.001-0.074<0.001-0.076<0.001
Vegetarian-0.0240.167-0.190<0.001-0.169<0.001-0.075<0.0010.0010.935-0.067<0.001-0.074<0.001
L-spine BMD0.100<0.001-0.0490.005-0.0090.623-0.188<0.0010.130<0.0010.136<0.0010.125<0.001
Right neck BMD0.121<0.001-0.0390.0260.0030.882-0.185<0.0010.149<0.0010.143<0.0010.132<0.001
Right total BMD0.145<0.001-0.0370.034-0.0030.848-0.215<0.0010.164<0.0010.163<0.0010.142<0.001
Left neck BMD0.112<0.001-0.0290.1010.0150.407-0.178<0.0010.138<0.0010.144<0.0010.137<0.001
Left total BMD0.144<0.001-0.0360.038-0.0020.914-0.232<0.0010.168<0.0010.178<0.0010.154<0.001

Values in bold represent significant values (), and values in italic represent negative correlation. 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.