Table 1.

Bivariate relationships between anterior-posterior (AP) and lateral (LAT) projections of bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine, previously established correlates, and heavy episodic drinking (HED) variables (N = 87)

Variable	M (SD)	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.
1. LAT spine BMD (g/cm2)	0.77 (0.09)	1.000	.799***	-.017	.502***	.075	-.237*	-.081	.031	-.142†
2. AP spine BMD (g/cm2)	1.00 (0.09)		1.000	-.054	.512***	.127	-.254*	-.070	.102	-.097
3. Current age	18.64 (0.62)			1.000	-.124	-.137	.080	.240*	-.096	.314**
4. Lean body mass (kg)	42.63 (5.18)				1.000	.098	.045	.121	.102	.207*
5. BPAQ physical activity score	43.90 (34.50)					1.000	.060	.032	.101	.059
6. Age at menarche	12.07 (1.36)						1.000	-.084	-.086	.146†
7. Years using oral contraceptives	1.31 (1.48)							1.000	.164*	.255*
8. Early HED (≤15 years = 1, >15 years = 0)	0.21 (0.41)								1.000	.247*
9. Frequent HED (≥115 times = 1, <115 times = 0)	0.21 (0.41)									1.000

Notes: BPAQ = Bone-Specific Physical Activity Questionnaire.

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001;

^†p marginally significant between .05 and .09.