Prevalence and risk factors of low bone mineral density in spondyloarthritis and prevalence of vertebral fractures

Table 5 Results from multiple linear regression analysis with BMD at different measuring sites

	AP lumbar spine BMD^a	Femoral Neck BMD^a	Total hip BMD^a
BMI	0.01 [0.01; 0.02]	0.01 [0.01; 0.02]	0.01 [0.01; 0.02]
Gender
(Male/female)			0.04 [0.01; 0.09]
Physician’s global assessement	−0.01 [−0.03; −0.01]		−0.01 [−0.02; 0.0]
BASFI		−0.01 [−0.02; −0.01]

^aRegression-coefficient [95%IC]. BMD bone mineral density, BMI body mass index, BASFI bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index

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