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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Different associations between waist circumference and bone mineral density stratified by gender, age, and body mass index

Variables

Male (n = 2773)

Group 1

(n = 1178)

(8 ≤ Age ≤ 18)

Group 2

(n = 1117)

(18 < Age ≤ 50)

Group 3

(n = 478)

(50 < Age ≤ 69)

p

Female (n = 2564)

Group 1

(n = 1160)

(8 ≤ Age ≤ 18)

Group 2

(n = 975)

(18 < Age ≤ 50)

Group 3

(n = 429)

(50 < Age ≤ 69)

p

Age, y

13.43 ± 3.03

33.35 ± 9.75

59.71 ± 5.44

 < 0.001

13.28 ± 3.10

33.45 ± 9.79

59.53 ± 5.35

 < 0.001

Race, n(%)

   

 < 0.001

   

 < 0.001

  Mexcina

380 (32.26%)

291 (26.05%)

95 (19.87%)

 

384 (33.10%)

228 (23.38%)

83 (19.35%)

 

  Other Hispanic

31 (2.63%)

44 (3.94%)

8 (1.67%)

 

35 (3.02%)

39 (4.00%)

11 (2.56%)

 

  Non-Hispanic White

309 (26.23%)

475 (42.52%)

239 (50.00%)

 

302 (26.03%)

419 (42.97%)

220 (51.28%)

 

  Non-Hispanic Black

395 (33.53%)

269 (24.08%)

119 (24.90%)

 

376 (32.41%)

231 (23.69%)

99 (23.08%)

 

  Other

63 (5.35%)

38 (3.40%)

17 (3.56%)

 

63 (5.43%)

58 (5.95%)

16 (3.73%)

 

Poverty income ratio

2.28 ± 1.49

2.64 ± 1.61

3.04 ± 1.60

 < 0.001

2.18 ± 1.50

2.70 ± 1.62

2.95 ± 1.59

 < 0.001

Smoking, n(%)

   

 < 0.001

   

 < 0.001

  Never smoking

0 (0.00%)

503 (45.03%)

156 (32.64%)

 

0 (0.00%)

545 (55.90%)

239 (55.71%)

 

  Current smoking

0 (0.00%)

321 (28.74%)

137 (28.66%)

 

0 (0.00%)

207 (21.23%)

78 (18.18%)

 

  Quit smoking

0 (0.00%)

185 (16.56%)

185 (38.70%)

 

0 (0.00%)

125 (12.82%)

112 (26.11%)

 

  Data unavailable

1178 (100.00%)

108 (9.67%)

0 (0.00%)

 

1160 (100.00%)

98 (10.05%)

0 (0.00%)

 

Physical activity, n(%)

   

 < 0.001

   

 < 0.001

  Sedentary

61 (5.18%)

166 (14.86%)

102 (21.34%)

 

73 (6.29%)

210 (21.54%)

102 (23.78%)

 

  Low

170 (14.43%)

496 (44.40%)

236 (49.37%)

 

185 (15.95%)

550 (56.41%)

242 (56.41%)

 

  Moderate

95 (8.06%)

239 (21.40%)

92 (19.25%)

 

77 (6.64%)

178 (18.26%)

76 (17.72%)

 

  Vigorous

38 (3.23%)

215 (19.25%)

47 (9.83%)

 

3 (0.26%)

37 (3.79%)

9 (2.10%)

 

  Data unavailable

814 (69.10%)

1 (0.09%)

1 (0.21%)

 

822 (70.86%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

 

Alcohol use, n(%)

   

 < 0.001

   

 < 0.001

  Lifetime abstainers

0 (0.00%)

58 (5.19%)

24 (5.02%)

 

0 (0.00%)

139 (14.26%)

79 (18.41%)

 

  Former drinkers

0 (0.00%)

95 (8.50%)

65 (13.60%)

 

0 (0.00%)

161 (16.51%)

103 (24.01%)

 

  Moderate drinker

0 (0.00%)

286 (25.60%)

190 (39.75%)

 

0 (0.00%)

140 (14.36%)

90 (20.98%)

 

  Heavy drinker

0 (0.00%)

472 (42.26%)

114 (23.85%)

 

0 (0.00%)

355 (36.41%)

101 (23.54%)

 

  Data unavailable

1178 (100.00%)

206 (18.44%)

85 (17.78%)

 

1160 (100.00%)

180 (18.46%)

56 (13.05%)

 

Laboratory examination

 ALP, U/L

194.81 ± 110.7

71.46 ± 28.48

73.62 ± 25.05

 < 0.001

104.72 ± 61.29

63.77 ± 19.73

77.32 ± 22.79

 < 0.001

 Total calcium, mmol/L

2.44 ± 0.08

2.40 ± 0.08

2.37 ± 0.09

 < 0.001

2.41 ± 0.07

2.36 ± 0.08

2.39 ± 0.10

 < 0.001

 Creatinine, μmmol/L

72.63 ± 15.27

88.17 ± 14.84

98.73 ± 80.20

 < 0.001

62.72 ± 10.57

68.35 ± 16.71

76.73 ± 32.75

 < 0.001

 Glucose, mmol/L

4.90 ± 0.86

5.26 ± 1.53

6.25 ± 2.84

 < 0.001

4.77 ± 0.55

5.05 ± 1.42

6.01 ± 2.52

 < 0.001

 UA, μmmol/L

322.59 ± 69.53

351.30 ± 68.93

355.52 ± 78.28

 < 0.001

257.36 ± 49.97

264.74 ± 57.90

295.49 ± 74.79

 < 0.001

 Parathyroid, pg/mL

40.93 ± 27.08

38.81 ± 17.76

49.97 ± 37.29

 < 0.001

41.18 ± 20.70

41.59 ± 19.74

47.92 ± 24.53

 < 0.001

BMD, gm/cm2

 Total body BMD

1.03 ± 0.16

1.23 ± 0.11

1.20 ± 0.12

 < 0.001

1.01 ± 0.14

1.15 ± 0.10

1.08 ± 0.11

 < 0.001

 Total femur BMD

0.94 ± 0.19

1.08 ± 0.14

1.02 ± 0.15

 < 0.001

0.88 ± 0.16

0.97 ± 0.13

0.88 ± 0.14

 < 0.001

 Femoral neck BMD

0.87 ± 0.17

0.94 ± 0.15

0.84 ± 0.13

 < 0.001

0.82 ± 0.16

0.87 ± 0.13

0.76 ± 0.13

 < 0.001

 Inter-trochante BMD

1.06 ± 0.23

1.27 ± 0.17

1.20 ± 0.17

 < 0.001

1.00 ± 0.20

1.14 ± 0.15

1.05 ± 0.17

 < 0.001

 Lumbar spine BMD

0.87 ± 0.19

1.06 ± 0.15

1.07 ± 0.18

 < 0.001

0.93 ± 0.18

1.07 ± 0.14

0.99 ± 0.17

 < 0.001

 Lumbar Pelvis BMD

1.14 ± 0.25

1.39 ± 0.19

1.31 ± 0.19

 < 0.001

1.15 ± 0.22

1.31 ± 0.16

1.21 ± 0.16

 < 0.001

Physical examination

 Weight, kg

59.23 ± 21.60

84.33 ± 16.16

85.81 ± 15.66

 < 0.001

55.24 ± 18.49

72.11 ± 16.96

74.27 ± 16.16

 < 0.001

 Standing height, cm

160.95 ± 16.41

175.52 ± 7.82

174.54 ± 7.68

 < 0.001

154.43 ± 12.11

162.15 ± 6.76

161.09 ± 6.94

 < 0.001

 BMI, kg/m2

22.19 ± 5.45

27.34 ± 4.76

28.08 ± 4.67

 < 0.001

22.69 ± 5.77

27.41 ± 6.14

28.55 ± 5.58

 < 0.001

 Waist circumference, cm

77.22 ± 15.07

95.06 ± 13.03

102.02 ± 12.50

 < 0.001

77.54 ± 14.29

90.35 ± 14.11

95.53 ± 13.43

 < 0.001

  1. Data were presented as mean ± SD or n (%)
  2. BMD Body mineral density, ALP Alkaline phosphatase. UA Uric acid. SD Standard deviation