Table 3.
The relationship between E-DII quartiles and mean bone outcomes of post-menopausal women after adjustment for relevant confounders.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted Mean * ± SE | |||||
| Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm2) | 0.998 ± 0.022 | 1.025 ± 0.023 | 0.991 ± 0.023 | 0.995 ± 0.022 | 0.53 |
| Total hip BMD (g/cm2) | 0.913 ± 0.016 | 0.949 ± 0.017 | 0.936 ± 0.018 | 0.930 ± 0.017 | 0.29 |
| TBS-L1 | 1.338 ± 0.016 | 1.360 ± 0.017 | 1.345 ± 0.017 | 1.339 ± 0.017 | 0.65 |
| TBS-L2 | 1.374 ± 0.015 | 1.399 ± 0.016 | 1.370 ± 0.016 | 1.361 ± 0.016 | 0.19 |
| TBS-L3 | 1.374 ± 0.015 | 1.392 ± 0.016 | 1.358 ± 0.017 | 1.353 ± 0.016 | 0.13 |
| TBS-L4 | 1.336 ± 0.016 | 1.330 ± 0.017 | 1.314 ± 0.017 | 1.329 ± 0.017 | 0.69 |
| Total TBS L1-L4 | 1.000 ± 0.021 | 1.021 ± 0.022 | 0.994 ± 0.023 | 0.997 ± 0.022 | 0.69 |
* Least squared (LS) means adjusted for BMI group, age, education, race/ethnicity, smoking status, calcium intake, family history, and physical activity. Abbreviations: E-DII: Energy-adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index; SE: standard error; Q1–Q4: Quartiles 1–4; BMD: bone mineral density; TBS: trabecular bone score.