Table 4 Lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) according to group specific tertiles of lean mass or fat mass.

From: Young cancer survivors have lower bone mineral density compared with healthy controls: a nationwide population-based study in Korea

Lean mass*

First tertile

(range, kg)

Second tertile

(range, kg)

Third tertile (range, kg)

P for trend

Men, cancer survivor

(32.68–41.75)

(42.03–46.79)

(47.01–57.03)

 

Fully adjusted (g/cm2)

0.82 ± 0.03

0.96 ± 0.02

0.97 ± 0.03

<0.001

Men, healthy

(28.24–42.70)

(42.75–47.92)

(47.94–74.35)

 

Fully adjusted (g/cm2)

0.87 ± 0.02

0.95 ± 0.02

0.99 ± 0.02

<0.001

Women, cancer survivor

(23.96–31.91)

(31.95–35.27)

(35.28–53.12)

 

Fully adjusted (g/cm2)

0.95 ± 0.04

0.97 ± 0.03

1.02 ± 0.04

0.060

Women, healthy

(19.04–31.73)

(31.74–35.41)

(35.45–53.64)

 

Fully adjusted (g/cm2)

0.88 ± 0.01

0.88 ± 0.01

0.90 ± 0.01

0.249

Fat mass†

First tertile

(range, kg)

Second tertile

(range, kg)

Third tertile (range, kg)

P for trend

Men, cancer survivor

(3.58–10.36)

(10.75–14.73)

(14.88–25.80)

 

Fully adjusted (g/cm2)

0.85 ± 0.03

0.91 ± 0.03

0.98 ± 0.03

0.019

Men, healthy

(2.96–10.88)

(10.90–14.63)

(14.66–39.91)

 

Fully adjusted (g/cm2)

0.96 ± 0.02

0.94 ± 0.02

0.95 ± 0.01

0.855

Women, cancer survivor

(4.19–14.80)

(14.92–19.37)

(19.46–38.64)

 

Fully adjusted (g/cm2)

0.98 ± 0.04

0.94 ± 0.04

0.98 ± 0.03

0.171

Women, healthy

(4.23–15.60)

(15.62–19.46)

(19.51–39.91)

 

Fully adjusted (g/cm2)

0.85 ± 0.01

0.89 ± 0.01

0.92 ± 0.01

<0.001

  1. Data were expressed as the estimated means ± standard error. *Adjusted for fat mass, drinking, smoking, exercise, 25(OH)D (ng/mL), height (m), daily protein intake (g/day), age groups (<50 or ≥50 years) and menopausal status (pre- or postmenopausal, in women). Adjusted for lean mass, drinking, smoking, exercise, 25(OH)D (ng/mL), height (m), daily protein intake (g/day), age groups (<50 or ≥50 years) and menopausal status (pre- or postmenopausal, in women).