Low Bone Mineral Density in Chinese Adults with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Table 2

BMD in control group and NAFLD group.

	Males				Females
	Control	NAFLD	𝑃	𝑃 (a)	Control	NAFLD	𝑃	𝑃 (a)
L (g/cm^2)	1.043±0.178	0.987±0.164	0.111	0.477	0.844±0.150	0.812±0.135	0.218	0.296
RH (g/cm^2)	0.930±0.123	0.852±0.117	0.002*	0.007*	0.805±0.145	0.725±0.141	0.002*	0.005*
FN (g/cm^2)	0.812±0.132	0.736±0.119	0.004*	0.010*	0.695±0.128	0.651±0.132	0.066	0.067

BMD: bone mineral density; L: lumbar BMD; RH: right hip BMD; FN: femur neck BMD; 𝑃 value (a) in males, adjusted for weight, BMI, waist, TC, TG, HDL and LDL; 𝑃 value (a) in females, adjusted for weight, BMI, waist, HDL, and ALT. ^∗𝑃<0.05.