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. 2014 May 5;24(3):209–215. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20130094

Table 4. Association of BMD z score at different skeletal sites (dependent variable) with predictors in biological children.

Predictors Z score spine Z score total femur Z score radius



b P b P b P
Age −0.239 0.004 −0.107 <0.001 0.040 n.s.
Sex 0.182 <0.001 −0.449 <0.001 0.284 <0.001
BMI 0.143 <0.001 0.284 0.032 0.076 0.004
PAI 0.031 n.s. 0.169 <0.001 0.439 <0.001
Calcium intake 0.545 0.031 0.096 0.006 0.601 <0.001
Parent Z score spine 0.328 <0.001        
Parent Z score total femur     0.259 <0.001    
Parent Z score radius         0.210 <0.001

BMI = body mass index; PAI = physical activity index; b = standardized regression coefficient.