Table 8.
Compared Sex Steroid Hormone (nmol/L) with Sex to BMD
| Male (n=3175) | Female (n=3259) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 37.39±12.40 | 37.95±12.13 | 0.087 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.26±6.25 | 29.32±7.72* | <0.01 |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.95±1.92 | 5.71±1.86 | 0.414 |
| Total BMD (g/cm2) | 1.14±0.11 | 1.08±0.10* | <0.01 |
| Thoracic spine BMD (g/cm2) | 0.84±0.12 | 0.79±0.11 | 0.067 |
| Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm2) | 1.03±0.16 | 1.03±0.14* | 0.01 |
| Pelvis BMD (g/cm2) | 1.27±0.17 | 1.21±0.15* | <0.01 |
| Right leg BMD (g/cm2) | 1.24±0.13 | 1.10±0.11* | <0.01 |
| Right arm BMD (g/cm2) | 0.85±0.08 | 0.72±0.07* | <0.01 |
| Left leg BMD (g/cm2) | 1.23±0.13 | 1.09±0.11* | <0.01 |
| Left arm BMD (g/cm2) | 0.83±0.08 | 0.70±0.07* | <0.01 |
| Testosterone (nmol/L) | 8.26±8.81 | 6.74±7.95* | <0.01 |
| Estradiol (nmol/L) | 0.19±0.28 | 0.21±0.27* | <0.01 |
| SHBG (nmol/L) | 53.50±48.63 | 54.78±38.38* | <0.01 |
Notes: Data are presented as the means ±SEM. One-way ANOVA followed by a Holm–Sidak test for post-hoc analysis using GraphPad Prism 7. A value of p<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference. *p vs male.