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.