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

Table 4

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

Appendicular nonweight-bearing skeleton	$\beta$	SE	$P$
Distal radius TrD, mg/cm^3
Height, cm	0.64	0.86	.46
Fat mass, g	0.44	0.55	.42
Lean mass, g	$-0.73$	1.06	.5
Age of weight gain, (ObC = 0; ObA = 1)	$-16.88$	11.37	.14
Distal radius SSI, mm^3
Height, cm	$-0.7$	1.94	.72
Fat mass, g	$-2.25$	1.25	.076
Lean mass, g	6.18	2.41	.013
Age of weight gain, (ObC = 0; ObA = 1)	$-14.75$	25.7	.57
Distal radius ToA, mm^2
Height, cm	1.57	1.05	.14
Fat mass, g	$-0.58$	0.67	.39
Lean mass, g	2.96	1.3	.026
Age of weight gain, (ObC = 0; ObA = 1)	17.12	13.87	.22
Radial shaft CoD, mg/cm^3
Height, cm	0.079	0.5	.88
Fat mass, g	$-0.106$	0.32	.74
Lean mass, g	$-0.77$	0.62	.22
Age of weight gain, (ObC = 0; ObA = 1)	0.03	6.58	.996
Radial shaft SSI, mm^3
Height, cm	1.6	1.04	.13
Fat mass, g	0.29	0.67	.67
Lean mass, g	1.12	1.29	.39
Age of weight gain, (ObC = 0; ObA = 1)	10.01	13.78	.47
Radial shaft ToA, mm^2
Height, cm	0.42	0.34	.17
Fat mass, g	0.01	0.22	.85
Lean mass, g	0.65	0.42	.13
Age of weight gain, (ObC = 0; ObA = 1)	2.79	4.51	.54