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Table 2 Pearson's correlation coefficient between baseline values in the 421 subjects

From: No significant effect on bone mineral density by high doses of vitamin D3 given to overweight subjects for one year

 

Age (years)

BMI (kg/m2)

BMD L2-L4 (g/cm2)

BMD total hip (g/cm2)

Lg OPG (pg/ml)1

RANKL (pg/ml)1

Serum 25(OH)D (nmol/L)

Serum PTH (pmol/L)

Age (years)

        

BMI (kg/m2)

- 0.15†

       

BMD L2-L4 (g/cm2)

- 0.21‡

0.04

      

BMD total hip (g/cm2)

- 0.36‡

0.24‡

0.64‡

     

Lg OPG (pg/ml)1

0.38‡

- 0.04

- 0.13*

- 0.15†

    

RANKL (pg/ml)1

- 0.062

- 0.082

- 0.012

- 0.032

- 0.022

   

Serum 25(OH)D (nmol/L)

0.31‡

- 0.16†

0.04

- 0.07

0.20‡

0.072

  

Serum PTH (pmol/L)

0.08

0.19‡

- 0.18‡

- 0.11*

0.01

- 0.052

- 0.26‡

 

Serum calcium (mmol/L)

0.30

0.02

0.02

0.05

0.09

- 0.082

0.06

- 0.10*

  1. *P < 0.05; † P < 0.01; ‡ P > 0.001
  2. 1N = 336 2Spearman's correlation coefficient