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. 2010 Jun 23;25(9):1958–1971. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.86

Table 2.

Multivariate Correlates of Femoral Neck BMD: Areal BMD, Trabecular vBMD, Cortical vBMD

Variable Percentage difference in bone mass per unit (95% confidence interval)
Unit aBMD Trabecular vBMD Cortical vBMD
Demographics
 Age (years) 5 −0.42 (−0.96, 0.12) −5.79 (−7.97, −3.60) −0.21 (−0.61, 0.20)
 Race
  White (Ref)
  African‐American Yes 11.87 (9.33, 14.41) 33.34 (23.02, 43.66) 3.99 (2.07, 5.92)
  Asian Yes 1.54 (−1.41, 4.50) 26.03 (14.23, 37.84) −0.88 (−3.08, 1.32)
  Hispanic/other Yes 0.11 (−2.59, 2.81) 6.70 (−4.07, 17.48) 0.01 (−2.00, 2.02)
 >High school education Yes −0.01 (−1.37, 1.34) 4.04 (−1.45, 9.53) −0.47 (−1.49, 0.56)
Anthropometry
 Weight (kg) 10 4.87 (4.22, 5.52) 2.45 (−0.18, 5.09) 1.02 (0.53, 1.51)
 Weight change since age 25 (kg) 11.6 −1.09 (−1.84, −0.35) 2.37 (−0.63, 5.37) −0.51 (−1.07, 0.05)
 Height (cm) 10 −1.33 (−2.35, −0.32) −2.54 (−6.66, 1.58) 0.09 (−0.67, 0.86)
 Height change since age 25 (cm) 3.0 −0.92 (−1.48, −0.36) −4.00 (−6.26, −1.75) −0.11 (−0.53, 0.31)
Lifestyle
 Past smoking Yes −1.29 (−2.37, −0.20) −8.50 (−12.87, −4.12) 0.67 (−0.15, 1.48)
 Alcohol (drinks/week) 6.6 1.36 (0.82, 1.91) 0.97 (−1.25, 3.18) 0.56 (0.15, 0.98)
 Physical activity (PASE) 67.5 0.78 (0.24, 1.32) 1.73 (−0.47, 3.92) 0.26 (−0.15, 0.67)
Diet
 Total calcium (mg/day) 595.8 0.46 (−0.07, 0.99) 3.22 (1.07, 5.37) −0.23 (−0.63, 0.17)
Fracture history (any)
 Nontrauma fracture Yes −3.70 (−5.15, −2.25) −15.36 (−21.28, −9.45) −1.5 (−2.60, −0.40)
Family history
 Mother fracture (any) Yes −1.44 (−2.70, −0.17) −5.36 (−10.51, −0.21) −0.63 (−1.59, 0.33)
 Father fracture (any) Yes −1.15 (−2.62, 0.33) −1.59 (−7.53, 4.36) −1.04 (−2.15, 0.07)
Medical history
 Diabetes Yes 3.37 (1.51, 5.24) 16.54 (9.07, 24.01) 1.90 (0.51, 3.29)
 Hypertension Yes 0.86 (−0.25, 1.97) 4.63 (0.17, 9.10) 0.67 (−0.16, 1.50)
 Hypothyroid Yes 2.98 (−0.34, 6.29) 9.97 (−3.51, 23.46) 0.12 (−2.40, 2.63)
 Parkinson's Yes −5.91 (−12.49, 0.67) 1.10 (−26.91, 29.10) −4.67 (−9.89, 0.55)
 Kidney stones Yes −2.31 (−3.89, −0.73) −7.42 (−13.72, −1.11) −0.14 (−1.31, 1.04)
Medications
 Cox‐2 inhibitor Yes 3.22 (0.86, 5.57) 11.01 (1.45, 20.57) 0.94 (−0.84, 2.72)
 NSAID Yes −0.95 (−2.07, 0.17) −5.78 (−10.30, −1.26) 0.15 (−0.69, 0.99)
 Nonthiazide diuretic Yes 1.95 (0.03, 3.87) 5.31 (−2.45, 13.07) 0.35 (−1.09, 1.80)
 Statin Yes 1.56 (0.33, 2.78) 1.47 (−3.44, 6.38) 0.49 (−0.42, 1.41)
 SSRI Yes −3.25 (−6.51, 0.01) −8.44 (−21.45, 4.57) −1.29 (−3.72, 1.13)
 Thyroid Yes −4.69 (−8.13, −1.24) −13.36 (−27.33, 0.60) −2.82 (−5.42, −0.22)
 Corticosteroid (any, inhaled or oral) Yes −1.90 (−3.85, 0.05) −10.78 (−18.59, −2.96) 0.29 (−1.17, 1.75)
 Insulin Yes −4.25 (−8.87, 0.37) −26.12 (−44.59, −7.65) 0.56 (−2.88, 4.00)
Neuromuscular
 Chair stands (seconds) 3.29 −0.52 (−1.10, 0.06) −0.69 (−3.10, 1.72) −0.53 (−0.98, −0.08)
 Grip strength (kg) 8.21 0.34 (−0.31, 0.99) 1.33 (−1.31, 3.98) −0.41 (−0.90, 0.09)

Bold = significant at p < .05.