. 2023 Apr 6;15(7):1791. doi: 10.3390/nu15071791

Table 3.

Bone mineral density values (g/cm² and T-score) according to tertiles of estimated phytate intake (mg/100 kcal·day).

Variable	Tertile 1 <15.0 mg/100 kcal	Tertile 2 [15.0–28.4] mg/100 kcal	Tertile 3 >28.4 mg/100 kcal	p-Value
BMD g/cm²
Femoral Neck, g/cm²	0.86 ± 0.11	0.86 ± 0.12	0.90 ± 0.12 ^a,b	0.004
Femoral Ward’s Triangle, g/cm²	0.66 ± 0.11	0.67 ± 0.13	0.71 ± 0.16 ^a,b	0.000
Femoral Trochanter, g/cm²	0.78 ± 0.10	0.77 ± 0.11	0.80 ± 0.12 ^b	0.014
Femoral Diaphysis, g/cm²	1.16 ± 0.14	1.16 ± 0.15	1.19 ± 0.16 ^a,b	0.038
Total Femur, g/cm²	0.95 ± 0.10	0.95 ± 0.12	0.98 ± 0.13 ^a,b	0.010
Lumbar Spine L1–L2, g/cm²	1.02 ± 0.15	1.01 ± 0.15	1.07 ± 0.18 ^a,b	0.001
Lumbar Spine L1–L3, g/cm²	1.06 ± 0.16	1.05 ± 0.15	1.11 ± 0.17 ^a,b	0.002
Lumbar Spine L1–L4, g/cm²	1.07 ± 0.16	1.08 ± 0.16	1.12 ± 0.17 ^a,b	0.012
Lumbar Spine L2–L3, g/cm²	1.09 ± 0.18	1.09 ± 0.16	1.13 ± 0.18 ^b	0.018
Lumbar Spine L2–L4, g/cm²	1.10 ± 0.18	1.11 ± 0.17	1.15 ± 0.18 ^b	0.042
Lumbar Spine L3–L4, g/cm²	1.12 ± 0.19	1.14 ± 0.18	1.17 ± 0.19	0.054
BMD T–scores
Femoral Neck	−1.00 ± 0.87	−1.01 ± 0.99	−0.71 ± 1.03 ^a,b	0.003
Femoral Ward’s Triangle	−1.82 ± 0.87	−1.79 ± 1.03	−1.49 ± 1.26 ^a,b	0.005
Femoral Trochanter	−0.09 ± 0.92	−0.20 ± 1.00	0.05 ± 1.07	0.061
Total Femur	−0.28 ± 0.84	−0.38 ± 0.99	−0.13 ± 1.03 ^a,b	0.045
Lumbar Spine L1–L2	−1.21 ± 1.23	−1.31 ± 1.22	−0.77 ± 1.47 ^a,b	0.001
Lumbar Spine L1–L3	−0.96 ± 1.31	−1.01 ± 1.24	−0.53 ± 1.45 ^a,b	0.002
Lumbar Spine L1–L4	−0.91 ± 1.34	−0.86 ± 1.33	−0.48 ± 1.44 ^a,b	0.009
Lumbar Spine L2–L3	−0.91 ± 1.49	−0.93 ± 1.33	−0.54 ± 1.50 ^ab	0.018
Lumbar Spine L2–L4	−0.83 ± 1.49	−0.75 ± 1.41	−0.44 ± 1.50 ^a	0.033
Lumbar Spine L3–L4	−0.65 ± 1.57	−0.54 ± 1.50	−0.26 ± 1.56	0.054

BMD: Bone mineral density. Values are expressed as the mean ± SD. The p-value was calculated with ANOVA using LSD in the post hoc analysis. ^a: p < 0.05 vs. T1; ^b: p < 0.05 vs. T2.