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Table 2 Associations of serum calcium, 25(OH)D with total bone mineral density

From: Associations between serum calcium, 25(OH)D level and bone mineral density in adolescents

 

Model 1

β (95% CI)

Model 2

β (95% CI)

Model 3

β (95% CI)

Serum calcium

−0.0157 (−0.0257, −0.0058)

−0.0003 (− 0.0083, 0.0077)

0.0084 (0.0007, 0.0160)

Serum calcium (quartile)

 Q1

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Q2

−0.0065 (− 0.0163, 0.0033)

0.0072 (− 0.0003, 0.0148)

0.0088 (0.0017, 0.0160)

 Q3

0.0008 (−0.0087, 0.0103)

0.0136 (0.0062, 0.0211)

0.0141 (0.0070, 0.0212)

 Q4

−0.0144 (− 0.0233, − 0.0055)

0.0032 (− 0.0040, 0.0103)

0.0098 (0.0030, 0.0166)

P for trend

0.004

0.484

0.008

Serum 25(OH)D

−0.0005 (− 0.0009, − 0.0002)

0.0001 (− 0.0003, 0.0003)

0.0006 (0.0003, 0.0008)

Serum 25(OH)D (quartile)

 Q1

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Q2

−0.0415 (− 0.0532, − 0.0298)

−0.0051 (− 0.0145, 0.0044)

0.0050 (− 0.0040, 0.0139)

 Q3

−0.0475 (− 0.0581, − 0.0369)

0.0046 (− 0.0046, 0.0138)

0.0166 (0.0079, 0.0254)

 Q4

−0.0384 (− 0.0483, − 0.0284)

0.0030 (− 0.0062, 0.0122)

0.0202 (0.0113, 0.0291)

P for trend

< 0.001

0.181

< 0.001

  1. Model 1: no covariates were adjusted
  2. Model 2: age, gender, race/ethnicity were adjusted
  3. Model 3: age, gender, race/ethnicity, body mass index, income to poverty ratio, physical activity, and calcium supplementation use were adjusted