Table 2.

Correlation between various parameters and bone mineral density among 829 men

	r	P
Age (years)a	0.08	<0.05
Height (cm)a	0.10	<0.001
Weight (kg)a	0.38	<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)a	0.38	<0.001
DPD (nmol/mmol Cr)b	−0.08	<0.05
BAP (U/L)b	−0.14	<0.001

BMI body mass index, DPD deoxypyridinoline, BAP bone alkaline phosphatase

^aPearson correlation

^bSpearman’s rank correlation