Table 2.

Univariate correlations between hemoglobin, neutrophils, lymphocytes, platelets, and total hip BMD and selected variables in the study cohort MrOS Gothenburg (n = 1005)

	Hemoglobin		Neutrophils		Lymphocytes*		Platelets		Total hip BMD
	r	P	r	P	r	P	r	P	r	P
Age	− 0.12	< 0.001	− 0.01	0.689	0.06	0.055	− 0.06	0.078	− 0.06	0.039
BMI	0.19	< 0.001	0.02	0.462	− 0.09	0.007	0.02	0.46	0.45	< 0.001
Total body BMD	0.06	0.056	− 0.09	0.006	− 0.04	0.171	− 0.08	0.012	0.73	< 0.001
Total hip BMD^	0.16	< 0.001	−0.08	0.010	−0.05	0.150	−0.11	0.003	NA	NA
LS L1–4 BMD^	0.06	0.069	− 0.03	0.292	− 0.00	0.904	− 0.06	0.041	0.66	< 0.001
Hemoglobin	NA	NA	0.08	0.018	0.13	< 0.001	− 0.01	0.686	0.16	< 0.001
Neutrophils	0.08	0.018	NA	NA	0.06	0.048	0.32	< 0.001	− 0.08	0.010
Lymphocytes*	0.13	< 0.001	0.06	0.048	NA	NA	0.11	< 0.001	0.02	0.441
Platelets	− 0.01	0.686	0.32	< 0.001	0.11	< 0.001	NA	NA	− 0.11	0.003
Hand-grip strength	0.15	< 0.001	− 0.07	0.02	0.01	0.857	0.00	0.898	0.16	< 0.001
Walking speed test	0.06	0.080	− 0.17	< 0.001	0.00	0.161	0.01	0.629	0.00	0.904
Current smoker	0.02	0.483	0.23	< 0.001	0.02	0.563	0.02	0.606	− 0.11	< 0.001
Osteocalcin*	− 0.13	< 0.001	− 0.01	0.751	− 0.11	< 0.001	0.06	0.068	− 0.31	< 0.001
ALP*	− 0.01	0.743	0.15	< 0.001	− 0.02	0.521	0.05	0.087	− 0.10	0.003
P1NP*	− 0.06	0.075	− 0.02	0.528	− 0.08	0.009	0.00	0.918	− 0.18	< 0.001
eGFR	0.13	< 0.001	− 0.17	< 0.001	0.03	0.275	− 0.02	0.589	− 0.01	0.810
25(OH)D**	− 0.02	0.468	− 0.01	0.801	0.02	0.628	0.02	0.625	0.04	0.219
Estradiol	0.26	< 0.001	− 0.00	0.983	0.017	0.601	− 0.03	0.401	0.14	< 0.001
CRP*	− 0.11	< 0.001	0.318	< 0.001	− 0.06	0.032	0.15	< 0.001	0.02	0.616
Phosphate	− 0.12	< 0.001	0.08	0.010	0.08	0.016	0.07	0.022	− 0.05	0.100
PTH*	− 0.04	0.235	− 0.02	0.573	− 0.05	0.096	− 0.07	0.020	− 0.08	0.008
Serotonin	− 0.00	0.911	0.10	0.001	0.12	< 0.001	0.27	< 0.001	− 0.08	0.010
EPO*	− 0.32	< 0.001	− 0.10	0.001	− 0.17	0.003	− 0.18	< 0.001	0.11	< 0.001
Iron deficiency	− 0.18	< 0.001	0.19	< 0.001	− 0.02	0.494	0.14	< 0.001	0.01	0.734
iFGF23*	− 0.09	0.004	0.07	0.020	− 0.06	0.063	− 0.08	0.018	0.09	0.007
Prevalent cancer	− 0.12	< 0.001	0.01	0.750	0.04	0.227	0.02	0.481	− 0.01	0.799
Physical activity	− 0.02	0.585	− 0.14	< 0.001	0.04	0.190	− 0.00	0.881	0.01	0.667
Comorbidity index	− 0.03	0.416	0.19	< 0.001	0.05	0.100	− 0.05	0.094	0.12	< 0.001

Comorbidity index: diabetes mellitus, stroke, myocardial infarction, hypertension, chronic bronchitis. LS lumbar spine

*Log variable; **Seasonal 25(OH)D; ^Standardized