Table 3.
Multiple linear regression analysis of markers of bone turnover and BMD T-scores at various skeletal sites
| Independent |
PA T-score |
FN T-score |
Hip T-score |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | Adjusted R 2 C (%) | β | Adjusted R 2 C (%) | β | Adjusted R 2 C (%) | |
|
BAP |
−0.39* |
33.1 |
−0.20* |
2.8 |
−0.22* |
3.3 |
|
OC |
−0.34* |
7.8 |
−0.35* |
20.4 |
−0.35* |
21.9 |
|
sNTX |
―▲ |
―▲ |
−0.10* |
0.7 |
−0.08* |
0.4 |
|
sCTX |
―▲ |
―▲ |
―▲ |
―▲ |
―▲ |
―▲ |
|
uNTX |
―▲ |
―▲ |
―▲ |
―▲ |
―▲ |
―▲ |
|
uCTX |
―▲ |
―▲ |
―▲ |
―▲ |
―▲ |
―▲ |
| uDPD | ―▲ | ―▲ | 0.11* | 0.8 | 0.09* | 0.5 |
Bone turnover markers are identified as independent variables, while BMD T-scores at different skeletal sites are identified as dependent variables. Abbreviations: as in Table 1, R2 C(%)-R square change. *P = 0.040–0.000. ▲Marker was excluded from this analysis.