Table 3.
Multiple regression analyses of bone mineral density at different skeletal sites with age, smoke, alcohol, BMI, A/G FMR and appendicular LM in men
| Men | WBBMD | LSBMD | FNBMD | THBMD | ||||||||
| Standard β | t | Sig. | Standard β | t | Sig. | Standard β | t | Sig. | Standard β | t | Sig. | |
| <50 years | ||||||||||||
| Age | 0.066 | 1.991 | 0.047 | −0.018 | −0.459 | 0.647 | −0.044 | −1.161 | 0.246 | 0.029 | 0.821 | 0.412 |
| Smoke | −0.057 | −1.783 | 0.075 | −0.043 | −1.116 | 0.265 | −0.047 | −1.267 | 0.206 | −0.050 | −1.473 | 0.141 |
| Alcohol | 0.063 | 1.988 | 0.047 | 0.041 | 1.081 | 0.280 | 0.011 | 0.303 | 0.762 | 0.009 | 0.279 | 0.780 |
| BMI | 0.266 | 4.998 | <0.001 | 0.170 | 2.668 | 0.008 | 0.139 | 2.269 | 0.024 | 0.222 | 3.920 | <0.001 |
| A/G FMR | 0.044 | 1.028 | 0.304 | −0.063 | −1.223 | 0.222 | −0.040 | −0.811 | 0.418 | 0.014 | 0.315 | 0.753 |
| Appendicular LM | 0.402 | 9.240 | <0.001 | 0.309 | 5.923 | <0.001 | 0.395 | 7.872 | <0.001 | 0.405 | 8.757 | <0.001 |
| ≥50 years | ||||||||||||
| Age | −0.015 | −0.486 | 0.627 | 0.087 | 2.673 | 0.008 | −0.220 | −7.086 | <0.001 | −0.124 | −3.989 | <0.001 |
| Smoke | −0.023 | −0.786 | 0.432 | −0.027 | −0.865 | 0.387 | 0.005 | 0.165 | 0.869 | −0.006 | −0.215 | 0.830 |
| Alcohol | 0.023 | 0.794 | 0.427 | 0.059 | 1.920 | 0.055 | 0.022 | 0.747 | 0.455 | 0.020 | 0.697 | 0.486 |
| BMI | 0.260 | 5.915 | <0.001 | 0.268 | 5.704 | <0.001 | 0.190 | 4.257 | <0.001 | 0.261 | 5.817 | <0.001 |
| A/G FMR | 0.008 | 0.241 | 0.809 | 0.027 | 0.759 | 0.448 | −0.054 | −1.585 | 0.113 | −0.035 | −1.032 | 0.302 |
| Appendicular LM | 0.321 | 7.814 | <0.001 | 0.207 | 4.719 | <0.001 | 0.264 | 6.328 | <0.001 | 0.256 | 6.127 | <0.001 |
Results expressed as standard β coefficients.
Bold P values are statistically significant.
A/G FMR, android/gynoid fat mass ratio; BMI, body mass index; FNBMD, femoral neck bone mineral density; LM, lean mass; LSBMD, lumbar spine bone mineral density; THBMD, total hip bone mineral density; WBBMD, whole-body bone mineral density.