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. 2024 Jun 11;36(1):130. doi: 10.1007/s40520-024-02782-y

Table 2.

Adjusted B and 95% CIs for sex-specific SD increase of total hip BMD with various muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue indexesa,b

Variables FNF ITF
TH aBMD (mg/cm2) TH vBMD (mg/cm3) TH aBMD (mg/cm2) TH vBMD (mg/cm3)
B (95% CI) P-value B (95% CI) P-value B (95% CI) P-value B (95% CI) P-value
Osteoporosis
G.MaxM area (cm2) 0.983 (− 0.567, 2.532) 0.212 0.209 (− 0.544, 0.961) 0.585 1.943 (− 0.160, 4.046) 0.070 0.841 (− 0.041, 1.724) 0.062
G.MaxM density (HU) − 1.534 (− 3.159, 0.091) 0.064 − 1.008 (− 1.797, − 0.219) 0.013 0.807 (− 1.077, 2.690) 0.399 0.248 (− 0.543, 1.038) 0.537
G.Med/MinM area (cm2) 0.373 (-1.127, 1.872) 0.625 − 0.092 (− 0.820, 0.636) 0.803 0.042 (− 2.077, 2.162) 0.969 − 0.647 (-1.536, 0.243) 0.153
G.Med/MinM density (HU) 2.443 (0.609, 4.278) 0.009 1.433 (0.542, 2.324) 0.002 0.314 (− 1.919, 2.548) 0.782 0.180 (− 0.757, 1.118) 0.705
MM area (cm2) 0.109 (− 0.543, 0.762) 0.742 − 0.187 (− 0.504, 0.130) 0.246 0.632 (− 0.238, 1.503) 0.153 0.156 (− 0.210, 0.521) 0.401
MM density (HU) 0.312 (− 1.468, 2.092) 0.730 0.458 (− 0.407, 1.322) 0.298 1.276 (− 1.024, 3.576) 0.275 0.635 (− 0.331, 1.600) 0.196
MSAT area (cm2) 0.100 (− 0.232, 0.432) 0.552 − 0.039 (− 0.200, 0.122) 0.633 0.202 (− 0.285, 0.688) 0.414 0.050 (− 0.154, 0.254) 0.628
MSAT density (HU) − 0.595 (− 1.971, 0.782) 0.395 − 0.194 (− 0.862, 0.475) 0.568 − 0.535 (-2.031, 0.962) 0.482 − 0.266 (-0.894, 0.362) 0.404
Nonosteoporosis
G.MaxM area (cm2) − 1.536 (− 3.863, 0.791) 0.195 − 0.963 (− 1.885, -0.042) 0.041 2.359 (− 0.767, 5.485) 0.133 1.010 (− 0.627, 2.646) 0.216
G.MaxM density (HU) 3.110 (0.305, 5.916) 0.030 0.559 (− 0.552, 1.670) 0.322 − 0.934 (-4.417, 2.549) 0.586 0.705 (− 1.118, 2.528) 0.434
G.Med/MinM area (cm2) − 0.199 (− 2.339, 1.942) 0.855 − 0.437 (− 1.284, 0.411) 0.311 − 0.820 (-3.721, 2.080) 0.566 − 0.563 (− 2.081, 0.955) 0.453
G.Med/MinM density (HU) − 1.081 (− 4.505, 2.343) 0.535 − 0.218 (− 1.573, 1.138) 0.752 2.722 (− 1.462, 6.905) 0.193 0.935 (− 1.255, 3.125) 0.388
MM area (cm2) 0.645 (− 0.372, 1.663) 0.213 − 0.036 (− 0.439, 0.367) 0.860 0.555 (− 0.790, 1.899) 0.404 − 0.136(-0.839, 0.568) 0.695
MM density (HU) 0.547 (− 2.510, 3.604) 0.725 0.689 (− 0.522, 1.899) 0.263 0.599 (− 4.087, 5.285) 0.795 − 0.231 (− 2.683, 2.222) 0.848
MSAT area (cm2) − 0.133 (− 0.646, 0.380) 0.611 − 0.158 (− 0.361, 0.045) 0.126 − 0.066 (-0.691, 0.559) 0.829 0.052 (− 0.275, 0.380) 0.744
MSAT density (HU) 0.270 (− 2.182, 2.721) 0.829 − 0.388 (− 1.358, 0.583) 0.432 − 0.199 (− 2.375, 1.976) 0.852 0.123 (− 1.015, 1.262) 0.826

SD standard deviance, BMD bone mineral density, FNF femoral neck fracture, ITF intertrochanteric fracture, TH total hip; aBMD areal bone mineral density, vBMD volumetric bone mineral density, CI confidence interval; G.MaxM gluteus maximus muscle, G.Med/MinM gluteus medius and minimus muscle, MM midthigh muscle, MSAT midthigh subcutaneous adipose tissue

aAdjusted for age, body mass index (BMI)

bB for standard deviance increase of continuous muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue variables