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Table. 4.

Correlation between BMD and other variables

Variable Spine BMD Hip BMD
r P-valuea r P-valuea
Height 0.28 <0.001 0.33 <0.001
Weight 0.32 <0.001 0.41 <0.001
BMI 0.21 <0.001 0.28 <0.001
Waist circumference 0.22 <0.001 0.30 <0.001
Hip circumference 0.19 <0.001 0.25 <0.001
WHR 0.17 0.002 0.23 <0.001
Body fat mass 0.13 0.013 0.18 0.001
Body fat% -0.07 0.212 -0.05 0.319
Skeletal muscle mass 0.35 <0.001 0.43 <0.001
MMD -0.12 0.019 -0.22 <0.001

BMD, bone mineral density; BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist hip ratio; MMD, muscle mass deficit.

aAdjusted for age.
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