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. 2016 Oct 24;11(11):2032–2040. doi: 10.2215/CJN.00720116

Table 3.

Multivariable linear regression analysis of correlates of trabecular bone score

Variables TBS 95% CI
Age, per 10 yr −0.030a −0.04 to −0.02a
Sex, women versus men −0.006 −0.02 to 0.01
BMI, per 5 kg/m2 −0.033a −0.04 to −0.03a
Prior fracture −0.025a −0.04 to −0.01a
Parental hip fracture −0.016a −0.03 to −<0.01a
Current smoking −0.065a −0.08 to −0.05a
Glucocorticoid use 0.012 −0.04 to 0.06
Osteoporosis therapy −0.039a −0.05 to −0.03a
Reduced kidney function versus normalb 0.011 −<0.01 to 0.03

TBS, trabecular bone score; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; BMI, body mass index.

a

Statistically significant (P<0.05).

b

Reduced kidney function was defined as an eGFR<60 ml/min per 1.73 m2, and normal kidney function was defined as an eGFR≥60 ml/min per 1.73 m2.