Table 5.

Bone mineral density (DXA) and bone microarchitecture (HR-pQCT) for CAC status (z score) in men.

Variable	Exp β	CI	95%	p value
DXA
aBMD lumbar spine (g/cm2)	1.0006	0.9881	1.0132	0.928
aBMD femoral neck (g/cm2)	0.9113	0.9010	0.9217	< 0.001
aBMD total hip (g/cm2)	0.9506	0.9392	0.9621	< 0.001
BT score ≤ − 2.5 SD	0.7281	0.7088	0.7479	< 0.001
HR-pQCT
Tibia
Tb.vBMD (mg HA/cm3)	1.0309	1.0191	1.0428	< 0.001
Ct.vBMD (mg HA/cm3)	0.6745	0.6643	0.6848	< 0.001
Tb.N (1/mm)	0.7417	0.7320	0.7516	< 0.001
Tb.Th (mm)	1.4704	1.4522	1.4888	< 0.001
Tb.Sp (mm)	1.4147	1.3821	1.4480	< 0.001
Ct.Th (mm)	0.9184	0.9087	0.9283	< 0.001
Ct.Po (1)	1.3852	1.3733	1.3972	< 0.001
Radius
Tb.vBMD (mg HA/cm3)	1.2304	1.2163	1.2447	< 0.001
Ct.vBMD (mg HA/cm3)	0.9114	0.9013	0.9216	< 0.001
Tb.N (1/mm)	1.2857	1.2672	1.3044	< 0.001
Tb.Th (mm)	1.1166	1.1009	1.1326	< 0.001
Tb.Sp (mm)	0.5924	0.5754	0.6098	< 0.001
Ct.Th (mm)	0.9264	0.9175	0.9355	< 0.001
Ct.Po (1)	1.3613	1.3302	1.3931	< 0.001

Exp β equation coefficient, aBMD areal bone mineral density, BT score bone T-score, SD standard deviation, Tb.vBMD trabecular volumetric density, Ct.vBMD cortical volumetric density, Tb.N average number of trabeculae, 1 mm, Tb.Th trabecular thickness, Tb.Sp separation between trabeculae, Ct.Th cortical thickness, CT.Po cortical porosity, CI confidence interval.