Research Article
Triglyceride Can Predict the Discordance between QCT and DXA Screening for BMD in Old Female Patients
Table 1
Demographics of patients.
| | Variables | Female patients () | | Mean | SD |
| | Character | | Age (year) | 76.81 | 8.89 | | Height (cm) | 157.6 | 6.22 | | Weight (kg) | 57.28 | 10.82 | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.64 | 3.45 | | Lipid metabolism index | | Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.62 | 0.55 | | Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.77 | [1.59, 1.97] | | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.47 | 0.18 | | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.32 | 0.46 | | Bone mineral density | | Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) | -1.78 | 1.34 | | Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) | 59.79 | 30.57 |
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