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Table 2 Comparison of BUA in schizophrenic patient and community population group stratified by age group, gender by fractional factorial generalized linear model

From: Bone mass in schizophrenia and normal populations across different decades of life

 

(dependent variable = BUA)

Independent variables

coef.

std. err.

p-value

Gender (female vs. male)

-4.251

1.054

***

Weight (kgw)

0.158

0.036

***

Group#(community vs. schizophrenic)

13.069

4.096

**

Age group 20–39

-23.949

6.497

***

Age group 30–39

-15.424

4.980

**

Age group 40–49

-10.727

4.777

*

Age group 50–59

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n.s.

Age group ≧ 60

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n.s.

Group*Age group 20–39

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n.s.

Group*Age group 30–39

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n.s.

Group*Age group 40–49

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n.s.

Group*Age group 50–59

-16.723

4.826

**

Group*Age group ≧ 60

-20.967

4.563

***

Constant

80.987

4.741

***

  1. n.s. : not significant
  2. * : p < 0.05
  3. ** : p < 0.01
  4. *** : p < 0.001
  5. #: schizophrenic patient group and community population group