Factors associated with bone health status of Malaysian pre-adolescent children in the PREBONE-Kids Study

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Stepwise regression analysis for predictors of lumbar spine and total body BMD and BMC for boys (N=127)

Dependent variables	Significant predictors	Regression coefficients		p-value	R²
Dependent variables	Significant predictors	Unstandardized (B)	Standardized (β)	p-value	R²
LSBMC	LM	0.0005	0.539	<0.001	0.732
	Height	0.184	0.346	<0.001
	Constant	-13.973		<0.001
LSBMD	LM	0.00001	0.607	<0.001	0.364
LSBMD	Constant	0.510			0.364
TBBMC	LM	0.030	0.675	<0.001	0.866
	Height	7.564	0.282	<0.001
	Constant	-537.780
TBBMD	LM	0.00001	0.481	<0.001	0.583
	FM	0.000002	0.261	0.034
	MET score	0.00002	0.163	0.026
	Constant	0.579

The tested variables were age, height, lean mass, fat mass, MET scores, 25(OH)D, calcium and protein intake
Abbreviations: LS lumbar spine, TB total body, BMC bone mineral content, BMD bone mineral density, LM lean mass, FM Fat mass, MET metabolic equivalent task

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