Table 3.
Linear regression of variables associated with Bone Mineral Density at index visit
| Lumbar spine (r2=0.288) |
Femoral neck (r2=0.310) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Beta Estimate |
P value | Estimate | P value |
| Weight | 0.0021 | 0.0012 | ||
| Alcohol use | 0.0868 | 0.007 | 0.0918 | 0.0002 |
| Osteocalcin | −0.011 | 0.0001 | −0.0032 | 0.06 |
| RANKL | 0.0158 | 0.02 | ||
| TNF-α | −0.0049 | 0.05 | ||
| Bone alkaline phosphatase | −0.0022 | 0.09 | ||
| Parathyroid hormone | 0.0029 | 0.05 | ||
| HIV status | −0.058 | 0.04 | −0.029 | 0.17 |
Abbreviations: RANKL, Receptor activator of nuclear factor kb ligand