Table 3.

Annualized rate of change (%/year) in bone measures among older men

	Caucasian (n=3,869)	African American (n=138)	Asian (n=145)	Afro-Caribbean (n=334)
Total hip BMD
Unadjusted	–0.34 (–0.36, –0.31)	–0.37 (–0.50, –0.24)	–0.13 (–0.25, 0.00)*	–0.35 (–0.25, –0.27)
Age-adjusted	–0.33 (–0.36, –0.31)	–0.44 (–0.57, –0.31)	–0.13 (–0.26, –0.01) *	–0.39 (–0.47, –0.31)
Multivariable adjusted	–0.34 (–0.36, –0.31)	–0.39 (–0.52, –0.27)	–0.19 (–0.32, –0.07) *	–0.26 (–0.36, –0.17)
Femoral neck BMD
Unadjusted	–0.32 (–0.36, –0.29)	–0.39 (–0.56, –0.23)	–0.10 (–0.26, 0.06)*	–0.51 (–0.62, –0.41) *
Age-adjusted	–0.32 (–0.35, –0.29)	–0.44 (–0.60, –0.27)	–0.10 (–0.26, 0.06)*	–0.54 (–0.65, –0.43) *
Multivariable adjusted	–0.32 (–0.35, –0.29)	–0.42 (–0.59, –0.26)	–0.09 (–0.26, 0.08)*	–0.44 (–0.57, –0.30)
Femoral neck BMAD
Unadjusted	–0.48 (–0.52, –0.43)	–0.48 (–0.71, –0.25)	–0.19 (–0.42, 0.03)*	–0.55 (–0.70, –0.40)
Age-adjusted	–0.47 (–0.52, –0.43)	–0.52 (–0.75, –0.29)	–0.20 (–0.42, 0.02)*	–0.57 (–0.72, –0.42)
Multivariable adjusted	–0.48 (–0.52, –0.44)	–0.44 (–0.66, –0.21)	–0.21 (–0.44, 0.02)*	–0.40 (–0.58, –0.21)

Values are adjusted mean and 95% confidence interval. Entries in italics: changes in bone measure were significantly different from zero. Multivariate model: adjusted for study site, baseline age, body weight, height, initial bone measure, weight change, diabetes, prostate cancer, fracture and current smoking status

^*p<0.05 compared with Caucasians