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. 2016 Nov 4;31(4):547–558. doi: 10.3803/EnM.2016.31.4.547

Table 6. Partial Correlation between Body Composition and BMD after Adjusting for Age and Body Mass Index in Normal, Overweight, and Obese Individuals.

Variable Men
L1–L4 Femoral neck Total hip
Normal weight
 Fat mass, g
  Femoral neck 0.036 −0.158a −0.235a
  L1–L4 0.078b 0.045 0.031
  Total hip 0.041 −0.112a −0.182a
 Lean mass, g
  Femoral neck 0.018 0.194a 0.210a
  L1–L4 0.225a 0.023 0.026
  Total hip 0.019 0.264a 0.290a
Overweight
 Fat mass, g
  Femoral neck 0.008 −0.154a −0.226a
  L1–L4 0.077a 0.009 −0.027
  Total hip 0.010 0.121a −0.194a
 Lean mass, g
  Femoral neck 0.015 −0.157a 0.202a
  L1–L4 0.225a −0.037 0.064
  Total hip 0.038 0.216a 0.267a
Obese
 Fat mass, g
  Femoral neck 0.042 −0.129a −0.184a
  L1–L4 0.131a 0.013 −0.007
  Total hip 0.045c −0.44c −0.118a
 Lean mass, g
  Femoral neck 0.029 0.074b 0.156a
  L1–L4 0.228a 0.38 0.082a
  Total hip 0.032 0.182a 0.241a

BMD, bone mineral density.

aP<0.001; bP<0.01; cP<0.05.