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-C
TCH/HDL-C
LDL-C/HDL-C
Adjusted for age and sex
L-spine BMD
0.080
<0.001
0.082
<0.001
0.068
<0.001
Right neck BMD
0.100
<0.001
0.089
<0.001
0.070
<0.001
Right total BMD
0.107
<0.001
0.087
<0.001
0.070
<0.001
Left neck BMD
0.085
<0.001
0.089
<0.001
0.076
<0.001
Left total BMD
0.114
<0.001
0.117
<0.001
0.086
<0.001
Adjusted for BMI
L-spine BMD
0.038
0.033
0.026
0.137
0.022
0.219
Right neck BMD
0.057
0.001
0.030
0.083
0.027
0.123
Right total BMD
0.061
0.001
0.036
0.040
0.023
0.203
Left neck BMD
0.042
0.018
0.029
0.103
0.030
0.088
Left total BMD
0.063
0.001
0.049
0.007
0.032
0.079
Adjusted for age, sex, SBP, glucose, Cre, Hb, smoking, exercise, and vegetarian
L-spine BMD
0.071
<0.001
0.070
<0.001
0.058
0.001
Right neck BMD
0.092
<0.001
0.077
<0.001
0.059
0.002
Right total BMD
0.088
<0.001
0.073
<0.001
0.047
0.012
Left neck BMD
0.076
<0.001
0.074
<0.001
0.062
0.001
Left total BMD
0.095
<0.001
0.095
<0.001
0.067
<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.