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. 2013 Mar 8;98(4):1742–1749. doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-1006

Table 4.

Associations of HSA Measures With Body Composition Parameters, Hours per Week of Exercise for the Past Year, Age at Menarche, and 25(OH)D Level

BMI
Fat Mass
Lean Mass
Hours per Week of Exercise
Menarchal Age
25(OH)D
r P r P r P r P r P r P
Subperiosteal width
    Narrow neck 0.16 NS 0.16 NS 0.41 <.0001 0.15 NS 0.05 NS 0.02 NS
    Trochanter 0.25 .01 0.19 .06 0.37 .0002 0.20 .05 −0.00 NS 0.10 NS
    Femoral shaft 0.30 .003 0.21 .03 0.33 .0007 0.14 NS −0.06 NS 0.08 NS
Endocortical width
    Narrow neck .08 NS 0.11 NS 0.34 .0006 0.14 NS 0.06 NS 0.01 NS
    Trochanter 0.19 .05 0.14 NS 0.28 .005 0.18 .08 −0.01 NS 0.09 NS
    Femoral shaft 0.22 .03 0.18 .07 0.23 .02 0.13 NS −0.00 NS −0.06 NS
Cross-sectional area
    Narrow neck 0.46 <.0001 0.33 .0009 0.61 <.0001 0.13 NS 0.00 NS 0.10 NS
    Trochanter 0.47 <.0001 0.34 .0006 0.58 <.0001 0.12 NS −0.06 NS 0.10 NS
    Femoral shaft 0.44 <.0001 0.31 .002 0.51 <.0001 0.16 NS −0.06 NS 0.11 NS
Cross-sectional moment of inertia
    Narrow neck 0.31 .002 0.20 .045 0.61 <.0001 0.19 NS 0.10 NS 0.09 NS
    Trochanter 0.39 <.0001 0.28 .004 0.54 <.0001 0.17 NS −0.02 NS 0.13 NS
    Femoral shaft 0.36 .0003 0.25 .01 0.46 <.0001 0.15 NS −0.04 NS 0.05 NS
Section modulus
    Narrow neck 0.33 .0009 0.19 .06 0.55 <.0001 0.15 NS 0.10 NS 0.10 NS
    Trochanter 0.44 <.0001 0.31 .002 0.56 <.0001 0.16 NS −0.03 NS 0.13 NS
    Femoral shaft 0.38 .0001 0.26 .009 0.46 <.0001 0.16 NS −0.06 NS 0.07 NS
Cortical thickness
    Narrow neck 0.39 <.0001 0.26 .01 0.28 .005 −0.00 NS −0.06 NS 0.04 NS
    Trochanter 0.17 .09 0.13 NS 0.24 .02 −0.03 NS 0.04 NS 0.05 NS
    Femoral shaft 0.20 .048 0.08 NS 0.24 .02 0.05 NS −0.13 NS 0.13 NS
Buckling ratio
    Narrow neck −0.12 NS −0.03 NS −0.00 NS .03 NS 0.03 NS −0.05 NS
    Trochanter 0.00 NS 0.01 NS 0.05 NS 0.18 NS 0.00 NS 0.00 NS
    Femoral shaft 0.07 NS 0.08 NS 0.12 NS 0.14 NS 0.05 NS −0.06 NS
Hip axis length 0.12 NS 0.05 NS 0.56 <.0001 0.16 NS 0.38 .0001 0.18 .09

Abbreviation: NS, not significant. Significant associations are in bold; values of P < 0.10 are shown.