Is Childhood Obesity Associated with Bone Density and Strength in Adulthood?

Table 3

Multiple linear regressions showing the simultaneous effects of height, lean, and fat mass and age of weight gain on bone traits in the axial skeleton.

Axial skeleton	$\beta$	SE	$P$
Total body BMC, g
Height, cm	40.7	9.4	$<.001$
Fat mass, g	6.7	6.0	.27
Lean mass, g	$-11.6$	11.1	.30
Age of weight gain, (ObC = 0; ObA = 1)	$-119.8$	121.3	.33
Femoral neck BMC, g
Height, cm	0.046	0.019	.019
Fat mass, g	$-0.001$	0.012	.97
Lean mass, g	0.026	0.022	.25
Age of weight gain, (ObC = 0; ObA = 1)	$-0.322$	0.243	.19
Trochanter BMC, g
Height, cm	0.151	0.063	.021
Fat mass, g	0.003	0.040	.95
Lean mass, g	0.063	0.074	.40
Age of weight gain, (ObC = 0; ObA = 1)	0.043	0.816	.96
Lumbar spine BMC, g
Height, cm	1.15	0.31	.001
Fat mass, g	0.042	0.198	.83
Lean mass, g	$-0.14$	0.37	.71
Age of weight gain, (ObC = 0; ObA = 1)	$-4.97$	4.02	.22
Femoral neck Z, mm^3
Height, cm	8.70	2.88	.004
Fat mass, g	$-1.64$	1.83	.38
Lean mass, g	4.94	3.39	.15
Age of weight gain, (ObC = 0; ObA = 1)	$-63.77$	37.17	.092