Table 3.

Univariate linear regression including biochemical, physical activity, and diet parameters as independent predictors of total body BMC in the total sample (N = 140)

	BMC
	β a	P-value
Biochemical parameters
Fasting glucose	−0.018	0.652
2-h glucose	0.003	0.949
Glucose AUC	−0.055	0.202
Fasting insulin	−0.078	0.103
2-h insulin	−0.073	0.127
Insulin AUC	−0.054	0.277
HOMA-IR	−0.076	0.104
Triglycerides	−0.069	0.096
Total cholesterol	−0.057	0.136
HDL-C	0.019	0.632
LDL-C	−0.072	0.063
C-reactive protein	−0.079	0.074
Total OCN	−0.027	0.489
Carboxylated OCN	−0.014	0.720
Uncarboxylated OCN	−0.037	0.346
PA and diet parameters
Moderate PA	0.006	0.873
Vigorous PA	0.074	0.052
Energy intake	0.064	0.099
Calcium intakeb	−0.022	0.642
Vitamin D intakeb	−0.023	0.592

BMC, bone mineral content; AUC, area under the curve; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; OCN, osteocalcin.

^aβ, standardized coefficient adjusted for sex, race, height, and weight.

^bβ, standardized coefficient adjusted for sex, race, height, weight, and energy intake.