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Associations of select bone markers with anthropometrics.
| Parameter | OPG (ng/mL) | RANKL (pg/mL) | TGF- β (ng/mL) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | p-Value | R | p-Value | R | p-Value | |
| Age (years) | 0.30 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.81 | −0.10 | 0.30 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | −0.16 | 0.06 | −0.02 | 0.73 | 0.13 | 0.19 |
| Weight (Kg) | −0.18 | 0.03 | −0.05 | 0.52 | 0.13 | 0.20 |
| WHR | −0.14 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.84 | 0.10 | 0.33 |
Note: R indicates a Spearman correlation coefficient; p < 0.05 considered significant. Body mass index (BMI), hip to waist ratio (WHR).
