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Table 3 Associations between adiponectin and BMD in various regions

From: Associations between circulating adipokines and bone mineral density in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study

 

Univariable

Multivariablea

β(95% CI)

p value

β(95% CI)

p value

Total body BMD

−0.005(− 0.010,0.000)

0.072

−0.002(− 0.007,0.003)

0.432

Spine BMD

−0.006(− 0.013,0.002)

0.123

−0.002(− 0.010,0.005)

0.518

Hip BMD

−0.006(− 0.012,0.001)

0.100

−0.002(− 0.009,0.004)

0.456

Total femur BMD

−0.006(− 0.012,0.000)

0.034

−0.007(− 0.013,0.000)

0.030

 Femoral neck

−0.006(− 0.011,0.000)

0.061

−0.005(− 0.011,0.001)

0.088

 Wards triangle

−0.005(− 0.012,0.002)

0.137

−0.004(− 0.010,0.003)

0.234

 Greater trochanter

−0.004(− 0.009,0.001)

0.116

−0.002(− 0.007,0.003)

0.436

 Femoral shaft

−0.008(− 0.015,-0.001)

0.025

−0.011(− 0.018,-0.003)

0.006

  1. Dependent variable: BMD in respective compartment
  2. Independent variable: adiponectin
  3. Data in bold denote statistically significant results
  4. BMD bone mineral density, BMI body mass index, ROA radiographic osteoarthritis
  5. aAdjusted for age, sex, BMI and ROA