Low bone mineral density is related to atherosclerosis in postmenopausal Moroccan women

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Table 4 Stepwise regression analysis of factors independently associated with BMD included CA IMT.

	FT BMD	W BMD	FN BMD	T BMD
	β	β	β	β
Age	-0.015*	-0.019*	-0.001*	-0.014*
LDL	0.238*	0.151	0.241*	0.078
CA IMT	-0.467*	-0.054*	-0.383*	-0.489*

LDL: low-density lipoprotein, CA: carotid artery, IMT: intima-media thickness, BMD: bone mineral density, FT: Femoral total, W: Ward triangle, FN: Femoral neck, T: Trochanter.
Confounding factors are: Age, Menopause Age, systolic blood pressure, physical activity, LDL and CA IMT
Values are standard regression coefficient (β). *p < 0.05

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