TABLE 4.
Relationships between C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and bone mineral content, with models controlling individually for fat deposition and distribution parameters
Covariate | Overall* | MalesΨ | FemalesΨ | EA* | AA* | |||||
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β | p | β | p | β | p | β | p | β | p | |
Total Fat | −0.002 | 0.879 | 0.008 | 0.681 | −0.040 | 0.208 | −0.030 | 0.219 | 0.017 | 0.469 |
% Fat | 0.004 | 0.805 | 0.008 | 0.673 | −0.019 | 0.616 | −0.030 | 0.287 | 0.024 | 0.225 |
TAAT | 0.005 | 0.715 | 0.019 | 0.333 | −0.034 | 0.237 | −0.036 | 0.072 | 0.035 | 0.141 |
IAAT | 0.018 | 0.248 | 0.030 | 0.129 | −0.016 | 0.636 | −0.033 | 0.100 | 0.064 | 0.009 |
SAAT | .006 | 0.668 | 0.016 | 0.383 | −0.020 | 0.475 | −0.036 | 0.077 | 0.033 | 0.131 |
EA=European American, AA=African American, TAAT=total abdominal adipose tissue, IAAT=intra-abdominal adipose tissue, SAAT=subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue
models controlled for height, tanner, sex and European admixture
models controlled for height, tanner and European admixture
Bolded values p<0.05
Italicized values 0.10>p>0.05