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. 2020 Apr 19;10(4):e032268. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032268

Table 4.

Multiple regression analyses of bone mineral density at different skeletal sites with age, smoke, alcohol, BMI, A/G FMR and appendicular LM in women

Women WBBMD LSBMD FNBMD THBMD
Standard β t Sig. Standard β t Sig. Standard β t Sig. Standard β t Sig.
Premenopausal
 Age 0.039 1.483 0.138 0.074 −2.665 0.008 0.098 −3.483 0.001 −0.008 −0.278 0.781
 Smoke 0.024 0.958 0.338 0.022 0.794 0.427 0.033 1.196 0.232 0.030 1.133 0.258
 Alcohol −0.005 −0.197 0.844 0.008 0.289 0.773 0.013 0.467 0.640 0.012 0.451 0.652
 BMI 0.413 11.055 <0.001 0.384 9.659 <0.001 0.277 6.901 <0.001 0.360 9.177 <0.001
 A/G FMR 0.249 −8.421 <0.001 0.193 −6.152 <0.001 0.155 −4.872 <0.001 0.157 −5.083 <0.001
 Appendicular LM 0.179 5.360 <0.001 0.074 2.099 0.036 0.159 4.451 <0.001 0.138 3.940 <0.001
Postmenopausal
 Age 0.337 −19.556 <0.001 0.222 −11.701 <0.001 0.438 −25.343 <0.001 0.389 −22.318 <0.001
 Smoke −0.024 −1.482 0.139 0.007 0.383 0.702 −0.019 −1.146 0.252 −0.024 −1.461 0.144
 Alcohol −0.015 −0.898 0.369 −0.029 −1.649 0.099 −0.008 −0.504 0.614 −0.020 −1.213 0.225
 BMI 0.315 14.922 <0.001 0.274 11.767 <0.001 0.185 8.718 <0.001 0.266 12.451 <0.001
 A/G FMR 0.135 −7.585 <0.001 0.086 −4.402 <0.001 0.083 −4.644 <0.001 0.052 −2.867 0.004
 Appendicular LM 0.186 9.076 <0.001 0.152 6.744 <0.001 0.180 8.787 <0.001 0.166 7.998 <0.001

Results expressed as standard β coefficients.

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.