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Table 3 Subgroup analysis of the association between apolipoprotein B and bone mineral density

From: Associations between apolipoprotein B and bone mineral density: a population-based study

Subgroup

Lumbar BMD

[β (95%CI)]

P for interaction

Total femur BMD

[β (95%CI)]

P for interaction

Femoral neck BMD

[β (95%CI)]

P for interaction

Sex

 

0.245

 

0.268

 

0.266

    Male

-0.063 (-0.088, -0.037)

 

-0.008 (-0.056, 0.039)

 

-0.039 (-0.087, 0.010)

 

    Female

-0.040 (-0.068, -0.012)

 

0.030 (-0.020, 0.081)

 

0.001 (-0.050, 0.052)

 

Race/ethnicity

 

0.475

 

0.441

 

0.565

    Non-Hispanic White

-0.039 (-0.070, -0.008)

 

-0.019 (-0.073, 0.036)

 

-0.043 (-0.098, 0.012)

 

    Non-Hispanic Black

-0.081 (-0.120, -0.042)

 

-0.020 (-0.097, 0.057)

 

-0.034 (-0.113, 0.045)

 

    Mexican American

-0.060 (-0.112, -0.008)

 

0.040 (-0.052, 0.132)

 

-0.007 (-0.100, 0.086)

 

    Other race

-0.028 (-0.090, 0.035)

 

0.039 (-0.031, 0.110)

 

0.019 (-0.053, 0.090)

 

BMI, kg/m2

 

0.335

 

0.056

 

0.100

     < 25

-0.035 (-0.071, 0.002)

 

0.082 (-0.000, 0.164)

 

0.043 (-0.040, 0.127)

 

    25–29.9

-0.069 (-0.102, -0.036)

 

-0.035 (-0.089, 0.019)

 

-0.046 (-0.101, 0.009)

 

    ≥ 30

-0.042 (-0.072, -0.011)

 

-0.038 (-0.098, 0.022)

 

-0.068 (-0.129, -0.007)

 

Age, years

 

0.159

 

0.290

 

0.221

    < 50

-0.060 (-0.081, -0.039)

 

0.024 (-0.023, 0.070)

 

-0.004 (-0.051, 0.043)

 

    ≥ 50

-0.030 (-0.067, 0.006)

 

-0.014 (-0.066, 0.039)

 

-0.048 (-0.101, 0.006)

 

Diabetes

 

0.128

 

0.610

 

0.476

    Yes

0.006 (-0.058, 0.070)

 

-0.010 (-0.097, 0.076)

 

-0.050 (-0.138, 0.038)

 

    No

-0.056 (-0.077, -0.036)

 

-0.010 (-0.097, 0.076)

 

-0.015 (-0.054, 0.023)

 
  1. Age, gender, race, educational level, BMI,family income-to-poverty ratio, moderate activities, smoking status, alcohol use status, take prescription for cholesterol, prevalence of diabetes, prevalence of arthritis, ALT, AST, ALP, total calcium, globulin and serum phosphorus were adjusted