Table 3.

Percentage differences in cortical and trabecular vBMD and total hip aBMDat 60–64 years per 1 SD increase in the cognitive scores at age 15 and 53, adjusted for body size and additionally adjusted for height tempo, adult health behaviors and later (at age 53) and prior cognition (at age 15), respectively.

	pQCT Measures								DXA Measures
	pQCT- 50% radius (mg/cm3)				pQCT-4% radius (mg/cm3)				DXA aBMD (g/cm2)
	Cortical vBMD (mg/cm3)				Trabecular vBMD (mg/cm3)				Total Hip aBMD
	N	%	95% CI	p	N	%	95% CI	p	N	%	95% CI	p
WOMEN
Cognition 15
Additionally adjusted for SITAR height-tempo	577	0.1	−0.2 to 0.4	0.56	569	−0.8	−2.9 to 1.3	0.43	702	1	0 to 2	0.04
Additionally adjusted for Occupational class, smoking and physical activity	577	0.01	−0.3 to 0.3	0.96	569	−1	−3.2 to 1.2	0.37	702	0.8	−0.3 to 1.8	0.15
Additionally adjusted for Memory at age 53	577	0.01	−0.3 to 0.3	0.90	569	−0.8	−3 to 1.4	0.48	702	0.8	−0.2 to 1.8	0.12
MEN
Cognition 15
Additionally adjusted for SITAR height-tempo	527	0.6	0.3 to 0.8	<0.001	524	1.5	−0.4 to 3.4	0.12	625	0.3	0.7 to 1.3	0.56
Additionally adjusted for Occupational class, smoking and physical activity	527	0.5	0.2 to 0.8	0.001	524	0.9	−1.3 to 3.1	0.43	625	0.7	−0.5 to 1.9	0.23
Additionally adjusted for Memory at age 53	527	0.5	0.2 to 0.8	0.002	524	0.7	−1.5 to 2.9	0.54	625	0.7	−0.5 to 1.9	0.27
Search speed at age 53
Additionally adjusted for SITAR height-tempo	527	0.2	−0.1 to 0.4	0.2	524	2.1	0.2 to 4	0.02	625	0.4	−0.6 to 1.5	0.39
Additionally adjusted for Occupational class, smoking and physical activity	527	0.01	−0.2 to 0.3	0.75	524	1.4	−0.5 to 3.4	0.13	625	0.4	−0.6 to 1.5	0.40
Additionally adjusted for Cognition 15	527	0.01	−0.3 to 0.3	0.92	524	1.4	−0.6 to 3.3	0.16	625	0.4	−0.7 to 1.4	0.47