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. 2023 Oct 6;81:180. doi: 10.1186/s13690-023-01190-4

Table 2.

Multiple linear regression analysis for the relationship between lean body mass, visceral fat mass and lean body mass to visceral fat ratio with bone mineral density in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2018

Independent variables Crude Model R2 Model I R2 Model II R2
β (95%CI) P-value β (95%CI) P-value β (95%CI) P-value
Total lean mass
Per-SD increase 0.050 (0.048, 0.052) < 0.001 0.218 0.047 (0.045, 0.049) < 0.001 0.252 0.078 (0.074, 0.082) < 0.001 0.302
Q1 Reference Reference Reference
Q2 0.048 (0.043, 0.053) < 0.001 0.200 0.043 (0.037, 0.048) < 0.001 0.235 0.050 (0.044, 0.056) < 0.001 0.269
Q3 0.081 (0.076, 0.086) < 0.001 0.071 (0.065, 0.077) < 0.001 0.086 (0.079, 0.094) < 0.001
Q4 0.129 (0.124, 0.134) < 0.001 0.117 (0.111, 0.124) < 0.001 0.138 (0.129, 0.148) < 0.001
P for trend < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001
Visceral fat mass
Per-SD increase -0.001 (-0.003, 0.000) 0.128 0.001 -0.001 (-0.003, 0.001) 0.377 0.149 -0.027 (-0.030, -0.024) < 0.001 0.237
Q1 Reference Reference Reference
Q2 0.005 (-0.001, 0.010) 0.099 0.002 0.002 (-0.004, 0.007) 0.552 0.150 -0.021 (-0.026, -0.015) < 0.001 0.234
Q3 0.007 (0.002, 0.013) 0.011 0.007 (0.002, 0.013) 0.013 -0.032 (-0.038, -0.025) < 0.001
Q4 -0.005 (-0.011, 0.000) 0.062 -0.004 (-0.010, 0.002) 0.203 -0.065 (-0.072, -0.057) < 0.001
P for trend < 0.001 0.151 < 0.001
LogLM/VFM
Per-SD increase 0.022 (0.020, 0.024) < 0.001 0.041 0.016 (0.014, 0.018) < 0.001 0.164 0.034 (0.032, 0.037) < 0.001 0.260
Q1 Reference Reference Reference
Q2 0.038 (0.032, 0.043) < 0.001 0.046 0.025 (0.020, 0.030) < 0.001 0.163 0.036 (0.032, 0.042) < 0.001 0.253
Q3 0.049 (0.044, 0.054) < 0.001 0.032 (0.027, 0.038) < 0.001 0.056 (0.050, 0.062) < 0.001
Q4 0.060 (0.054, 0.065) < 0.001 0.041 (0.035, 0.047) < 0.001 0.084 (0.076, 0.091) < 0.001
P for trend < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001

Abbreviations: BMD bone mineral density, β partial regression coefficient, CI confidence interval, LM/VFM Lean body mass/Visceral fat mass

Crude Model: no covariates were adjusted. Model 1: gender, age and race were adjusted. Model 2: gender, age, marital status, race, education, PIR, BMI, activity, MET scores, smoking, alcohol, hypertension, diabetes, thyroid disease, serum vitamin D, total cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase, total calcium, serum uric acid, vitamin D intake, vitamin D supplements, calcium intake, and calcium supplements