Table 5. Stepwise Multiple Regression predicting bone mineral density (BMD) from body composition variables in combined age groups.
| BMD Site |
Predictor Variable |
β |
SEE |
R2 |
| Total Body |
1FM |
.412 |
.111 |
.216 *** |
|
Age |
-.262 |
|
|
|
2FM |
.399 |
.112 |
.202 *** |
|
Age |
-.237 |
|
|
| Spine |
1Total LBM |
.305 |
.192 |
.080 *** |
|
2Left leg LM |
.248 |
.195 |
.048 * |
| Femoral Neck |
1Age |
-.557 |
.108 |
.537 *** |
|
Total LBM |
.386 |
|
|
|
2Age |
-.474 |
.114 |
.488 *** |
|
Left leg LM |
.401 |
|
|
| Trochanter |
1Total LBM |
.415 |
.155 |
.160 ** |
|
2Left leg LM |
.374 |
.158 |
.128 ** |
| Total Hip |
1Total LBM |
.517 |
.112 |
.440 ** |
|
Age |
-.339 |
|
|
|
2Left leg LM |
.498 |
.116 |
.393 ** |
|
Age |
-.277 |
|
|
Independent variables: age, fat mass (FM), total body bone-free lean body mass (LBM). Independent variables: age, fat mass (FM), and left leg bone-free lean mass (LM).* significant p < 0.05*** significant p < 0.001.
