Table 3.

Multivariate Correlates of Bone Density t score Among Older Chinese Americans^*

	Change in β Coefficient	95% CI	P Value
Age effect for female (per 5 y)	−0.210	−0.275 to −0.145	<.001
Age effect for male (per 5 y)	−0.044	−0.152 to 0.064	.426
Sex (female)	0.187	−0.353 to 0.728	.497
BMI (per quartile)	0.154	0.071 to 0.237	<.001
Education
Secondary or more	1.00	Ref
None or elementary	−0.234	−0.431 to −0.037	.020
Age at immigration (per 5 y)	−0.048	−0.095 to −0.002	.042
Receives help with tasks	−0.271	−0.469 to −0.073	.007
Any alcohol in past week	0.576	0.226 to 0.925	.001

^*From a multivariate ordinary least squares regression model.

BMI, body mass index.