Table 3.
Association between incident bone marrow lesions and lipids
| Univariate analysis, odds ratio (95% CI) |
P value | Multivariate analysis, odds ratio (95% CI)a |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cholesterol | 1.82 (1.04, 3.2) | 0.037 | 1.84 (1.01, 3.36) | 0.048 |
| Ln triglycerides | 9.23 (2.06, 41.46) | 0.004 | 8.4 (1.63, 43.43) | 0.01 |
| Ln HDL | 0.60 (0.06, 5.99) | 0.67 | 1.12 (0.008, 14.79) | 0.93 |
| Ln LDL | 7.10 (0.56, 89.39) | 0.13 | 5.79 (0.39,86.46) | 0.20 |
| Total/HDL ratio | 1.53 (0.98, 2.38) | 0.06 | 1.41 (0.86, 2.32) | 0.17 |
aOdds ratio of having an incident bone marrow lesion for each unit increase in total cholesterol, natural logarithm (Ln) of triglycerides, natural logarithm of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or for the total/HDL ration after adjusting for age and body mass index. CI, confidence interval.