Table 3 Analysis of men and women separately: correlations between lipid profile and BMD
Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm2) | Left femoral neck BMD (g/cm2) | Right femoral neck BMD (g/cm2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
Total cholesterol (µmol/L) | ρ = 0.139 NS | ρ = 0.024 NS | ρ = 0.118 NS | ρ = 0.019 NS | ρ = 0.118 NS | ρ = 0.053 NS |
LDL-C (µmol/L) | ρ = 0.133 NS | ρ = 0.009 NS | ρ = 0.207 p = 0.010 | ρ = 0.014 NS | ρ = 0.206 p = 0.010 | ρ = 0.037 NS |
HDL-C (µmol/L) | ρ=-0.088 NS | ρ=-0.127 p = 0.003 | ρ=-0.114 NS | ρ=-0.130 p = 0.002 | ρ=-0.117 NS | ρ=-0.118 p = 0.006 |
Triglycerides (µmol/L) | ρ = 0.334 p<0.001 | ρ = 0.279 p<0.001 | ρ = 0.364 p<0.001 | ρ = 0.244 p<0.001 | ρ = 0.361 p<0.001 | ρ = 0.225 p<0.001 |
Castelli index 1 | ρ = 0.215 p = 0.008 | ρ = 0.143 p = 0.001 | ρ = 0.261 p = 0.001 | ρ = 0.158 p<0.001 | ρ = 0.227 p = 0.005 | ρ = 0.165 p<0.001 |
Castelli index 2 | ρ = 0.171 p = 0.034 | ρ = 0.092 p = 0.031 | ρ = 0.270 p = 0.001 | ρ = 0.115 p = 0.007 | ρ = 0.271 p = 0.001 | ρ = 0.117 p = 0.006 |
BMI (kg/m2) | ρ = 0.464 p<0.001 | ρ = 0.364 p<0.001 | ρ = 0.584 p<0.001 | ρ = 0.462 p<0.001 | ρ = 0.571 p<0.001 | ρ = 0.456 p<0.001 |