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. 2012 Dec 10;7(12):e51698. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051698

Table 3. Subgroup analyses of body composition and suPAR levels in patients with DXA scan.

Univariate Multivariate
Body Composition % Estimate (95% CI) P N % Estimate (95% CI) P N
Lean mass/h2 (kg/m2) −1.8 (−3.4; −0.1) 0.04 283 −2.3 (−4.2; −0.4) 0.02 283
Lean massleg/h2 (kg/m2) −9.0 (−13.0; −4.9) <0.001 283 −9.1 (−13.3; −4.8) <0.001 283
Fat mass/h2 (kg/m2) 0.1 (−1.4; 1.6) 0.93 283 1.3 (−0.6; 3.3) 0.17 234
Total fat% 0.1 (−0.4; 0.5) 0.76 283 0.4 (−0.2; 1.1) 0.19 234
Limb fat% 0.2 (−0.7; 1.0) 0.69 283 0.8 (−0.4; 2.1) 0.20 234
Trunk fat %/leg fat % −7 (−22; 10) 0.39 283 −8.8 (−23.8; 10.7) 0.37 234

Multiple analyses of lean mass measures are adjusted for sex, age and European descent. Multiple analyses of fat mass measures are adjusted for sex, age, European descent, and daily smoking.

Abbreviations: CI: Confidence interval; h = height.