Table 9.

Bivariate and partial correlations between plasma fatty acids and bone mineral density at either the lumbar spine or the hips.

Variables		BMD L2-L4 (g/cm2)	BMD L2 (g/cm2)	BMD L3 (g/cm2)	BMD L4 (g/cm2)	BMD Femoral Trochanter (g/cm2)	BMD Femoral Neck (g/cm2)
Plasma total n-3 PUFA	Spearman Rho	0.157	0.143	0.128	0.178	0.11	0.153
	p Value	0.006	0.013	0.026	0.002	0.056	0.008
	Adjusted coefficient *	0.150	0.141	0.129	0.170		0.143
	p Value	0.014	0.021	0.035	0.005		0.019
Plasma total n-6 PUFA	Spearman Rho	0.015	0.041	0.026	−0.013	0.027	−0.021
	p Value	0.802	0.481	0.652	0.819	0.636	0.721
Plasma n-6/n-3 ratio	Spearman Rho	−0.121	−0.094	−0.094	−0.156	−0.069	−0.127
	p Value	0.035	0.102	0.102	0.007	0.23	0.035
	Adjusted coefficient *	−0.105			−0.139		−0.110
	p Value	0.086			0.023		0.073
Plasma total SFA	Spearman Rho	0.031	0.016	0.026	0.034	0.027	0.057
	p Value	0.59	0.776	0.659	0.552	0.639	0.324
Plasma total MUFA	Spearman Rho	−0.106	−0.113	−0.097	−0.082	−0.101	−0.091
	p Value	0.066	0.05	0.092	0.155	0.08	0.114
Plasma total PUFA	Spearman Rho	0.056	0.077	0.058	0.037	0.056	0.012
	p Value	0.336	0.18	0.312	0.517	0.33	0.829

* Partial non parametric correlations adjusted by, age, years since menopause, BMI and vitamin D, calcium and energy intakes.