Table 3.

Relationships between early life and radial pQCT measurements

	Men				Women
	Birthweight (unadjusted)	Birthweight (adjusted)	Cond wt at 1 year (unadjusted)	Cond wt at 1 year (adjusted)	Birthweight (unadjusted)	Birthweight (adjusted)	Cond wt at 1 year (unadjusted)	Cond wt at 1 year (adjusted)
Radius length	0.25***	0.24***	0.24***	0.24***	0.25***	0.24***	0.24***	0.24***
Radius total area	0.14*	0.13*	0.14*	0.16**	0.19***	0.18**	0.07	0.08
Radius trab density	− 0.07	− 0.07	0.11	0.07	− 0.10	− 0.15*	− 0.02	− 0.06
Radius cort density	0.00	0.05	0.01	− 0.02	− 0.02	− 0.04	0.05	0.03
Radius cortical bone area	0.20***	0.12*	0.07	0.02	0.08	− 0.04	0.09	0.00
Radius fracture load (X)	0.14*	0.12*	0.06	0.08	0.08	0.06	0.11*	0.12*
Radius fracture load (Y)	0.14*	0.12*	0.12*	0.12*	0.09	0.08	0.12*	0.11*
Radial strength strain index	0.13*	0.10	0.11*	0.12*	0.08	0.07	0.12*	0.13

Figures given are Pearson correlation coefficients. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. Adjustments made are age, BMI, cigarette and alcohol consumption, physical activity, dietary calcium intake, social class, HRT use, and years since menopause in women.