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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Bone. 2021 Jul 10;153:116106. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.116106

Table 2.

Significant tissues relevant to vBMDs

Trait Name Coefficient Coefficient P value
L2 integral vBMD Esophagus Mucosa 1.73E-11 0.010
Skin Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic) 1.38E-11 0.015
Heart Left Ventricle 1.35E-11 0.020
Adrenal Gland 1.42E-11 0.025
Heart Atrial Appendage 9.88E-12 0.038
Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1) 9.94E-12 0.040
L2 trabecular vBMD Esophagus Mucosa 1.84E-11 0.003
Adrenal Gland 1.39E-11 0.017
Heart Left Ventricle 1.21E-11 0.021
Skin Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic) 1.21E-11 0.022
Transverse Colon 1.19E-11 0.045
L3 integral vBMD Heart Left Ventricle 1.66E-12 0.011
Adrenal Gland 1.67E-12 0.014
Esophagus Mucosa 1.48E-12 0.020
Transverse Colon 2.08E-12 0.021
L2 trabecular vBMD Heart Left Ventricle 1.87E-12 0.004
Adrenal Gland 2.01E-12 0.009
Esophagus Mucosa 1.75E-12 0.013
Transverse Colon 1.97E-12 0.026
Heart Atrial Appendage 1.14E-12 0.040
Skin Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic) 1.28E-12 0.049
L4 integral vBMD Transverse Colon 2.88E-12 0.017
Adrenal Gland 2.05E-12 0.019
Heart Left Ventricle 1.81E-12 0.027
Esophagus Mucosa 1.85E-12 0.034
Skeletal Muscle 1.69E-12 0.034
L4 trabecular vBMD Transverse Colon 3.68E-12 0.007
Heart Left Ventricle 2.50E-12 0.011
Esophagus Mucosa 2.57E-12 0.015
Adrenal Gland 2.21E-12 0.024
Skeletal Muscle 2.10E-12 0.027
Skin Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic) 2.30E-12 0.031
Esophagus Muscularis 1.88E-12 0.041
FN cortical vBMD Heart Left Ventricle 8.20E-12 <0.001
Heart Atrial Appendage 4.22E-12 0.006
Stomach 4.26E-12 0.024
Artery Tibial 3.55E-12 0.024
Lung 3.11E-12 0.032
FN trabecular vBMD Heart Left Ventricle 3.95E-12 <0.001
Heart Atrial Appendage 2.01E-12 0.007
Stomach 2.08E-12 0.023
Artery Tibial 1.74E-12 0.024
Lung 1.53E-12 0.031
FN integral vBMD Heart Left Ventricle 6.93E-12 <0.001
Heart Atrial Appendage 3.57E-12 0.006
Stomach 3.60E-12 0.023
Artery Tibial 2.99E-12 0.024
Lung 2.63E-12 0.031

Notes: Bold tissues are associated with multiple vBMD traits at lumbar spine or femoral neck, respectively.