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Table 2 Maximum grade (MAX) of individual radiographic features and BMD at different measured sites in 277 postmenopausal women

From: Relationship between spine osteoarthritis, bone mineral density and bone turn over markers in post menopausal women

   

Lumbar spine BMD

Trochanter BMD

Femoral neck BMD

Femoral total BMD

 

n

(%)

Mean (SD)

Multivariate analysis β (95% CI)

Mean (SD)

Multivariate analysis β (95% CI)

Mean (SD)

Multivariate analysis β (95% CI)

Mean (SD)

Multivariate analysis β (95% CI)

Osteophytes

          

Grade 0

34

(12.5)

0.983 (0.187)

1

0.710 (0.125)

1

0.884 (0.125)

1

0.925 (0.149)

1

Grade 1

219

(78.8)

0.963 (0.153)

-0.01 (-0.05 to 0.05)

0.693 (0.121)

-0.01 (-0.04 to 0.03)

0.845 (0.134)

-0.02 (-0.07 to 0.02)

0.889 (0.132)

-0.01 (-0.01 to 0.02)

Grade 2

11

(4.0)

0.937 (0.217)

0.02 (-0.07 to 0.13)

0.643 (0.103)

-0.01 (-0.08 to 0.06)

0.822 (0.884)

-0.01 (-0.08 to 0.08)

0.849 (0.110)

0.01 (-0.07 to 0.08)

Grade 3

13

(4.7)

0.989 (0.140)

-0.01 (-0.08 to 0.06)

0.693 (0.120)

-0.01 (-0.08 to 0.06)

0.831 (0.992)

-0.03 (-0.11 to 0.04)

0.891 (0.128)

-0.01 (-0.08 to 0.06)

DSN

          

Grade 0

146

(52.8)

0.953 (0.156)

1

0.686 (0.121)

1

0.845 (0.144)

1

0.896 (0.137)

1

Grade 1

105

(37.8)

0.974 (0.255)

0.02 (-0.01 to 0.06)

0.674 (0.114)

0.01 (-0.01 to 0.04)

0.849 (0.110)

0.01 (-0.02 to 0.04)

0.885 (0.130)

-0.01 (-0.03 to 0.02)

Grade 2

20

(7.2)

0.966 (0.232)

0.07 (-0.01 to 0.14)*

0.689 (0.152)

0.05 (-0.01 to 0.10)*

0.870 (0.137)

0.08 (0.02 to 0.14)*

0.893 (0.146)

0.06 (0.01 to 0.12)*

Grade 3

6

(2.2)

1.118 (0.861)

0.19 (0.07 to 0.30)*

0.683 (0.120)

0.01 (-0.06 to 0.10)

0.843 (0.931)

0.02 (-0.07 to 0.12)

0.909 (0.107)

0.05 (-0.04 to 0.14)

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. Adjustment for age and BMI in the multivariate analysis
  3. BMD: bone mineral density