Table 2.

Association between TSH and fT4 and BMD and TBS

	Spearman	p-value	Beta, model 1	p-value	Beta, model 2	p-value
TSH
Femoral neck BMD T-score	0.040	0.355	0.048	0.271	0.023	0.576
Total hip BMD T-score	0.058	0.181	0.064	0.142	0.045	0.256
Lumbar spine BMD T-score	0.015	0.727	0.013	0.771	0.010	0.805
TBS	0.132	0.002	0.138	0.001	0.087	0.031
fT4
Femoral neck BMD T-score	− 0.010	0.821	0.013	0.758	− 0.014	0.732
Total hip BMD T-score	0.002	0.966	0.014	0.755	− 0.017	0.669
Lumbar spine BMD T-score	0.020	0.654	0.016	0.706	0.006	0.518
TBS	0.094	0.026	0.105	0.015	0.066	0.101

Results are expressed as Spearman rank correlation or beta coefficients obtained from linear regression. Statistical analysis performed using Spearman rank correlation or linear regression. Model 1: unadjusted; model 2: adjusted for age (continuous), body mass index (continuous), and duration of menopause (≤ or > 10 years)