Table 3.

Partial correlation coefficient (r) for BMD in relation to baPWV and LV diastolic function parameters

	L2–4 BMD		FN BMD
	r	P Value	r	P Value
E/A ratio	0.178	<0.001	0.302	<0.001
Peak E′	0.058	0.240	0.117	0.017
E/ E′ ratio	−0.126	0.010	−0.120	0.014
BaPWV	−0.114	0.020	−0.157	0.001

Abbreviations: A, peak late diastolic transmitral flow velocity; baPWV, brachial‐ankle pulse wave velocity; BMD, bone mineral density; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; E, peak early diastolic transmitral flow velocity; E′, peak early diastolic mitral annular velocity; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FN, femoral neck; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL‐C, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL‐C, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; LV, left ventricular; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.

Adjusted for age, BMI, drinking, smoking status, physical activity, SBP, DBP, FPG, TC, TG, HDL‐C, LDL‐C, eGFR, heart rate, and use of statins.

Variables such as TG, HDL‐C, and FPG were logarithmically transformed before statistical analysis.