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. 2015 Jul 3;88(1052):20140865. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20140865

Table 2.

Pearson's correlation test among bone and body composition parameters by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

  Body mass index LS BMD T-score Total body FM Total body LM Total body FM/LM Android/gynoid FM Android FM Visceral adipose tissue
LS BMD
 M 0.202a 0.999b NS 0.418b NS NS NS NS
 F 0.208a 0.999b NS 0.235c NS NS NS NS
Trabecular bone score
 M NS 0.555b 0.552b NS NS 0.216a 0.231a 0.257d 0.332c
 F NS 0.655b 0.657b NS NS 0.246d 0.215a 0.227a 0.348b

F, female; FM, fat mass; LM, non-bone lean mass; LS BMD, lumbar spine bone mineral density; M, male; NS, not statistically significant.

a

p < 0.05.

b

p < 0.0001.

c

p < 0.001.

d

p < 0.01.