Research Article

Association of Body Compositions and Bone Mineral Density in Chinese Children and Adolescents: Compositional Data Analysis

Table 3

Multiple linear regression analysis of the relationship between body compositions and BMD (girls—compositional multiple regression model) ().

Adj TFNTFFFM

Whole-body BMD10.8245-1.060-040.99820-2.921-020.693552.932-020.60071
20.775-4.895-020.2052.740-020.5082.154-020.220
30.87562.943-010.006405-2.358-010.009298-5.857-020.365043
40.8626-2.462-030.99042.030-020.9450-1.784-020.9277
Total0.82453.704-030.889-2.336-020.4461.966-020.171

Upper limb BMD10.73453.196-020.43857-2.949-020.64873-2.467-030.95962
20.8119-4.537-030.86543-1.998-020.488132.452-020.04554
30.9082.399-010.000466-1.718-010.00210-6.807-020.084868
40.84035.104-030.97440-3.061-010.198923.010-010.07048
Total0.83683.647-020.05973-6.114-020.006462.467-020.0184

Thigh BMD10.85144.273-020.5146-1.276-010.22358.489-020.281
20.8643-2.234-020.6262-3.463-020.48305.697-020.00697
30.9333.561-010.00128-3.927-019.23-053.658-020.5629
40.8292-1.051-010.69921.735-010.6571-6.832-020.7929
Total0.86499.711-020.004807-1.423-010.0003694.519-020.014680

Trunk BMD10.81991.304-020.7656-8.246-020.23966.943-020.1913
20.80222.831-020.37543-7.176-020.03794.344-024.344-02
30.92263.708-010.000115-2.765-010.000439-9.437-020.077764
40.86691.569-010.4310-1.874-020.9469-1.382-010.4682
Total0.85024.448-020.050306-8.599-020.001144.151-020.000778

Pelvic BMD10.8064.171-020.5563-1.487-010.19111.070-010.2115
20.82734.608-020.3054-9.748-020.04485.140-020.0127
30.89944.748-010.000652-4.030-010.000642-7.183-020.361787
40.80211.463-010.6273-1.815-020.9663-1.282-010.6569
Total0.84861.002-010.00267-1.493-010.0001174.909-020.006233

Note: 1—underweight group (), 2—normal-weight group (), 3—overweight group (), and 4—obesity group (); ; ; .