Table 3.

Appendicular skeletal muscle mass/height² was independent association with bone mineral density based on the cross‐categorization of body mass index and sex

	18.5 ≤ BMI < 24		BMI ≥24
	β	P	β	P
Male
Total lumbar	0.236	0.029	0.147	0.272
Total hip	0.323	0.008	0.096	0.478
Femur neck	0.260	0.033	0.145	0.279
Female
Total lumbar	0.413	<0.001	0.374	0.039
Total hip	0.504	<0.001	0.267	0.048
Femur neck	0.449	0.001	0.270	0.042

BMI, body mass index.