Bone mineral density and body composition in normal weight, overweight and obese children

BMC Pediatrics

Table 5 Multivariate analysis with BMD_TBLH as dependent variable; BMI-for-age, percentage of body fat, and height-for-age as independent variables

Dependent variable	Independent Variables	β	R²	p
BMD^a	BMI/age^a	0.710	0.493	< 0.001
	% Fat	-0.070	0.624	< 0.001
	Height/age^a	0.339	0.734	< 0.001

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