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. 2020 Apr 6;21:121. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01756-2

Table 2.

Univariate analysis of cortical and trabecular vertebral bone density changes

Cortical Change Trabecular Change
r p r p
Age 0.01 0.96 0.12 0.31
CKD duration −0.04 0.74 −0.25 0.04
Body mass index 0.11 0.35 0.12 0.33
Δ eGFR 0.02 0.90 0.22 0.07
Δ LDL-cholesterol 0.09 0.46 −0.15 0.24
Δ HDL-cholesterol 0.26 0.03 0.05 0.69
Δ triglycerides −0.02 0.86 −0.02 0.85
Δ bicarbonate 0.11 0.37 0.25 0.05
Δ phosphorus −0.02 0.90 0.02 0.91
Δ ionized calcium −0.05 0.68 0.55 0.66
Δ alkaline phosphatase −0.29 0.82 0.83 0.50
Δ intact PTH −0.04 0.75 −0.08 0.51
Δ trabecular bone density 0.19 0.12
Δ cortical bone density 0.19 0.12

Δ = change, CKD Chronic kidney disease, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate