Table 6 Adiponectin at 18 and 22 years old and BMD at 22 years, females

18 years

 Adiponectin (μg/mL - tertiles)

p = 0.031

p = 0.609

p = 0.093

p = 0.246

p = 0.077

p = 0.854

  1

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  2

−52.6 (−91.0; − 14.2)

−6.4 (− 49.5; 36.8)

−60.7 (− 114.9; − 6.5)

2.4 (− 66.9; 71.6)

−52.0 (− 113.1; 9.1)

5.4 (− 70.1; 80.9)

  3

− 43.3 (− 82.0; − 4.7)

9.8 (− 33.3; 52.9)

− 47.1 (− 101.7; 7.4)

38.4 (− 30.7; 107.6)

− 55.7 (− 117.2; 5.7)

−6.0 (− 81.6; 69.5)

22 years

 Adiponectin (μg/mL - tertiles)

p < 0.001

p = 0.058

p < 0.001

p = 0.033

p < 0.001

p = 0.258

  1

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  2

−19.0 (−28.5; − 9.5)

0.78 (− 8.4; 9.9)

−16.8 (− 32.2; − 1.4)

3.5 (− 12.8; 20.0)

−30.7 (− 46.1; − 15.4)

4.9 (− 10.8; 20.6)

  3

−39.6 (− 49.1; − 30.1)

−9.9 (− 18.3; 0.6)

−50.5 (− 65.9; − 35.2)

− 17.8 (− 34.9; − 0.9)

− 56.9 (− 72.2; − 41.5)

− 8.9 (− 25.0; 7.3)

18 and 22 years^a

 Adiponectin in the highest tertile

p = 0.010

p = 0.688

p = 0.153

p = 0.521

p = 0.082

p = 0.806

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 Only at 18

6.4 (− 40.6; 53.4)

19.9 (− 30.2; 70.0)

0.2 (− 67.1; 67.4)

41.3 (− 39.2; 121.9)

16.0 (− 58.5; 90.4)

16.3 (− 71.6; 104.2)

 Only at 22

−54.0 (− 99.1; − 8.8)

− 15.2 (− 61.2; 30.8)

−57.4 (− 122.0; 7.2)

− 23.2 (− 97.1; 50.7)

−41.2 (− 112.7; 30.4)

−4.7 (− 85.1; 75.8)

 Both 18 and 22 years

− 56.6 (− 98.7; − 14.4)

−2.3 (− 51.0; 46.5)

−53.0 (− 113.4; 7.4)

18.1 (− 60.3; 96.4)

− 77.1 (− 144.0; − 10.2)

− 34.3 (− 119.5; 51.0)