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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 10.
Published in final edited form as: Osteoporos Int. 2016 Feb 8;27(6):2109–2116. doi: 10.1007/s00198-016-3506-x

Table 3.

Adjusted Per Year Change in Femoral Neck BMD by Baseline BMI Category, Gender, and Race, n=2,570

BMI Category Gender Race

Women Men White Black
Normal −0.003 −0.003 −0.002 −0.005
Overweight −0.002 −0.003 −0.003 −0.003
Obese −0.005 −0.006 −0.005 −0.006

BMD= Bone mineral density (g/cm2), BMI=Body mass index (kg/m2); Adjusted for age, sex, race, education, percent weight change from age 50, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cancer, stroke, vitamin D and calcium supplement intake, bone-active medications, self-reported health status, physical activity, short physical performance battery, cognition, depression, current smoker, frequent alcohol use, and Health ABC site.