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Table 5. Relationship between systemic sclerosis characteristics and bone parameters, by univariate regression analysis^*.

	Age	BMI	Menopause duration	Disease duration	Fat mass	Lean mass	Number of previous ostoporotic fractures
BMD (g/cm²)
LS	−0.37^*	0.3	NS	0.28	0.36	0.43^*	NS
FN	−0.48^*	0.60^╪	NS	NS	0.54^┼	0.72^╪	NS
TH	−0.48^*	0.57^╪	−0.33	NS	0.51^┼	0.77^╪	−0.31
Dtrab (mg HA/cm³)
Radius	−0.46^*	0.34	−0.47^*	NS	0.32	0.45^*	−0.37^*
Tibia	−0.34	0.28	−0.33	NS	NS	0.13^*	−0.44^*
Tb.N tibia (1/mm)	−0.39	0.33	−0.35	0.42^*	0.38^*	0.43^*	−0.49^┼
Tb.Th radius (mm)	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Tb.Sp (mm)
Radius	0.43^*	−0.41^*	0.47^*	0.32	−0.31	−0.47^┼	0.47^┼
Tibia	0.43^*	−0.37^*	0.45^*	−0.31	−0.41^*	−0.39^*	0.56^┼
BV/TV
Radius	−0.46^*	0.33	−0.47^*	NS	0.32	0.45^*	−0.37^*
Tibia	−0.33	0.28	−0.33	NS	0.24	0.4	−0.44^*

Results are given with the correlation coefficient r.

NS = not significant.

p <0.05.

^┼

p <0.01.

^╪

p <0.001.

BMI = body mass index; BMD = bone mineral density; Dtrab = trabecular volumetric bone mineral density; Tb.N = trabecular number;

Tb.Th = trabecular thickness; Tb.Sp = trabecular separation; BV/TV = trabecular bone volume.

Table 5. Relationship between systemic sclerosis characteristics and bone parameters, by univariate regression analysis*.