Table 3.

Bivariate Associations (Regression Coefficients) Between Bone Measures and Fluoride Intake Variables, Adjusted for Age, Height, Weight, and Tanner Stage

Daily Fluoride Intake	N	Hip BMC (g)		Spine BMC (g)		Whole Body BMC-Without Head (g)		Hip BMD (g/cm2)		Spine BMD (g/cm2)
AUC		β	p-value	β	p-value	β	p-value	β	p-value	β	p-value
Girls
mg F, 0–11 yrs	177	−1.53	0.06	0.41	0.81	−70.55	0.04	−0.03	0.24	−0.01	0.61
mg F, 0–8.5 yrs	183	−1.67	0.04	−0.06	0.97	−65.20	0.05	−0.03	0.23	−0.02	0.50
mg F, 0–3 yrs	203	−0.70	0.47	0.95	0.62	−16.14	0.69	−0.03	0.29	−0.01	0.98
mg F, 3–6 yrs	197	−1.25	0.02	−0.61	0.58	−43.99	0.06	−0.02	0.30	−0.02	0.34
mg F, 6–8.5 yrs	213	−0.77	0.15	0.27	0.80	−28.88	0.21	−0.01	0.69	−0.01	0.90
mg F, 8.5–11 yrs	211	−0.49	0.36	0.60	0.59	−36.97	0.11	−0.01	0.51	−0.01	0.95
Boys
mg F, 0–11 yrs	156	1.16	0.15	1.52	0.15	36.91	0.23	0.03	0.14	0.04	0.09
mg F, 0–8.5 yrs	159	1.18	0.13	1.66	0.10	45.23	0.13	0.03	0.13	0.03	0.09
mg F, 0–3 yrs	171	1.59	0.07	1.93	0.09	65.86	0.05	0.03	0.18	0.04	0.09
mg F, 3–6 yrs	175	0.89	0.11	1.34	0.06	37.50	0.07	0.03	0.08	0.03	0.06
mg F, 6–8.5 yrs	193	0.48	0.35	0.62	0.35	11.18	0.57	0.01	0.54	0.02	0.16
mg F, 8.5–11 yrs	199	0.30	0.55	0.03	0.97	11.60	0.54	0.01	0.55	0.01	0.33