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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Bone Miner Res. 2016 Sep 6;32(1):143–150. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2931

Table 2.

Adjusted Least Squares Means Across Sex-Specific Quartiles of VAT (cm3) for All Participants

Modela,b Quartile 1 (n = 179) Quartile 2 (n = 177) Quartile 3 (n = 178) Quartile 4 (n = 176) p-trend
Radius
 Ct.BMD (mg HA/cm3) Model 1 LSE 963.1 962.1 963.5 953.2 0.181
Model 2 LSE 966.4 962.9 962.7 949.3 0.055
 Ct.TMD (mg HA/cm3) Model 1 LSE 1021.5 1019.3 1022.9 1016.9 0.520
Model 2 LSE 1024.7 1020.1 1022.2 1013.1 0.095
 Ct.Po (%) Model 1 LSE 3.811 3.822 3.979 4.384 0.026
Model 2 LSE 3.836 3.827 3.974 4.355 0.112
 Ct.Th (mm) Model 1 LSE 0.867 0.905 0.921 0.936 0.002
Model 2 LSE 0.895 0.912 0.914 0.904 0.741
 Ct.A/Tt.A Model 1 LSE 0.202 0.212 0.213 0.218 0.007
Model 2 LSE 0.207 0.213 0.212 0.212 0.538
 Tb.BMD (mg HA/cm3) Model 1 LSE 166.5 170.3 171.9 178.0 0.008
Model 2 LSE 168.9 170.9 171.4 175.1 0.272
 Tb.N (1/mm) Model 1 LSE 2.057 2.083 2.125 2.195 <0.001
Model 2 LSE 2.085 2.089 2.119 2.161 0.094
 Tb.Th (mm) Model 1 LSE 0.067 0.068 0.067 0.068 0.647
Model 2 LSE 0.067 0.068 0.067 0.068 0.656
 Tt.Ar (mm2) Model 1 LSE 308.2 314.6 310.9 310.8 0.810
Model 2 LSE 314.5 316.3 309.5 303.2 0.059
 FL (N) Model 1 LSE 2534 2701 2635 2706 0.007
Model 2 LSE 2621 2721 2614 2604 0.447
Tibia
 Ct.BMD (mg HA/cm3) Model 1 LSE 863.3 867.2 872.4 865.8 0.604
Model 2 LSE 868.9 868.4 871.1 859.1 0.388
 Ct.TMD (mg HA/cm3) Model 1 LSE 981.5 987.4 994.3 988.5 0.066
Model 2 LSE 987.1 988.6 992.9 981.7 0.538
 Ct.Po (%) Model 1 LSE 9.681 9.982 10.128 10.248 0.182
Model 2 LSE 9.698 9.986 10.125 10.228 0.328
 Ct.Th (mm) Model 1 LSE 1.200 1.257 1.278 1.299 <0.001
Model 2 LSE 1.232 1.264 1.271 1.261 0.381
 Ct.A/Tt.A Model 1 LSE 0.166 0.175 0.178 0.183 <0.001
Model 2 LSE 0.169 0.176 0.178 0.179 0.079
 Tb.BMD (mg HA/cm3) Model 1 LSE 169.5 180.6 181.2 187.1 <0.001
Model 2 LSE 173.2 181.3 180.4 182.7 0.091
 Tb.N (1/mm) Model 1 LSE 1.969 2.123 2.120 2.217 <0.0001
Model 2 LSE 2.065 2.143 2.098 2.102 0.658
 Tb.Th (mm) Model 1 LSE 0.071 0.071 0.071 0.071 0.837
Model 2 LSE 0.070 0.071 0.072 0.073 0.105
 Tt.Ar (mm2) Model 1 LSE 777.2 772.7 765.9 773.3 0.568
Model 2 LSE 799.8 777.3 760.8 745.6 <0.001
 FL (N) Model 1 LSE 6444 6725 6732 6823 0.001
Model 2 LSE 6696 6777 6669 6519 0.142

Bold values are significant.

VAT = visceral adipose tissue; FL = failure load.

a

Model 1: adjusted for age, sex, height, and additionally estrogenic status in women.

b

Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, height, BMI, and additionally estrogenic status in women.