Table 2 Correlation coefficients of serum GDF11 and BMD

From: Relationship of serum GDF11 levels with bone mineral density and bone turnover markers in postmenopausal Chinese women

BMD in different bone

GDF11

 

Unadjusted

Age and BMI adjusted

Lumbar spine BMD

−0.271*

−0.153*

Total hip BMD

−0.319*

−0.152*

Femoral neck BMD

−0.272*

−0.152*

  1. BMD, bone mineral density; BMI, body mass index; GDF11, growth differentiation factor 11.
  2. Pearson’s correlation coefficients and partial correlation coefficients after adjusting for age and BMI are presented.
  3. *P<0.05.
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