Research Article

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

Table 4

Multiple linear regression for the data analysis: correlation between parameters of bone mineral density and atherogenic indexes by multiple regression analysis after adjustment.

TG/HDL-CTCH/HDL-CLDL-C/HDL-C

Adjusted for age and sex
 L-spine BMD0.080<0.0010.082<0.0010.068<0.001
 Right neck BMD0.100<0.0010.089<0.0010.070<0.001
 Right total BMD0.107<0.0010.087<0.0010.070<0.001
 Left neck BMD0.085<0.0010.089<0.0010.076<0.001
 Left total BMD0.114<0.0010.117<0.0010.086<0.001
Adjusted for BMI
 L-spine BMD0.0380.0330.0260.1370.0220.219
 Right neck BMD0.0570.0010.0300.0830.0270.123
 Right total BMD0.0610.0010.0360.0400.0230.203
 Left neck BMD0.0420.0180.0290.1030.0300.088
 Left total BMD0.0630.0010.0490.0070.0320.079
Adjusted for age, sex, SBP, glucose, Cre, Hb, smoking, exercise, and vegetarian
 L-spine BMD0.071<0.0010.070<0.0010.0580.001
 Right neck BMD0.092<0.0010.077<0.0010.0590.002
 Right total BMD0.088<0.0010.073<0.0010.0470.012
 Left neck BMD0.076<0.0010.074<0.0010.0620.001
 Left total BMD0.095<0.0010.095<0.0010.067<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.