Table 3 Subgroup analysis of the relationship between LE8 and BMD.

From: Association between life’s essential 8 and bone mineral density among adults aged 20–59 years

Subgroup

Lumbar spine BMD

P for interaction

Thoracic spine BMD

P for interaction

Trunk BMD

P for interaction

Total BMD

P for interaction

Age

 

0.0195

 

0.0252

 

0.0423

 

0.0478

20–34 years

0.022 (0.012, 0.032)

 

0.012 (0.005, 0.019)

 

0.017 (0.010, 0.024)

 

0.013 (0.006, 0.020)

 

35–49 years

0.014 (0.004, 0.025)

 

0.009 (0.001, 0.016)

 

0.014 (0.007, 0.021)

 

0.011 (0.004, 0.018)

 

50–59 years

0.002 (0.001, 0.007)

 

0.001 (0.001, 0.004)

 

0.001 (0.001, 0.004)

 

0.003 (0.002, 0.004)

 

Gender

 

0.1794

 

0.0108

 

0.8410

 

0.8688

Male

0.007 (0.005, 0.015)

 

0.001 (0.001, 0.007)

 

0.008 (0.001, 0.017)

 

0.006 (0.001, 0.014)

 

Female

0.011 (0.001, 0.019)

 

0.011 (0.002, 0.019)

 

0.009 (0.001, 0.017)

 

0.007 (0.001, 0.015)

 

Race/Ethnicity

 

0.5842

 

0.9186

 

0.9447

 

0.9152

Mexican American

0.013 (− 0.001, 0.026)

 

0.008 (− 0.001, 0.16)

 

0.009 (0.001, 0.018)

 

0.007 (− 0.001, 0.015)

 

Other Hispanic

0.018 (0.005, 0.031)

 

0.004 (− 0.004, 0.013)

 

0.011 (0.002, 0.021)

 

0.005 (− 0.004, 0.015)

 

Non-Hispanic White

0.011 (− 0.004, 0.018)

 

0.006 (− 0.003, 0.014)

 

0.010 (0.001, 0.018)

 

0.008 (− 0.001, 0.015)

 

Non-Hispanic Black

0.015 (0.002, 0.028)

 

0.008 (− 0.002, 0.017)

 

0.012 (0.004, 0.021)

 

0.010 (0.001, 0.019)

 

Other Race

0.017 (0.005, 0.028)

 

0.009 (− 0.001, 0.017)

 

0.009 (0.001, 0.017)

 

0.008 (0.001, 0.017)

 

Education Level

 

0.3430

 

0.2815

 

0.1663

 

0.1521

Less than High School

0.002 (− 0.010, 0.034)

 

0.003 (− 0.005, 0.012)

 

0.010 (0.002, 0.019)

 

0.001 (− 0.002, 0.005)

 

High School

0.006 (− 0.011, 0.022)

 

0.006 (− 0.001, 0.003)

 

0.005 (− 0.007, 0.011)

 

0.002 (− 0.010, 0.005)

 

More than High School

0.004 (− 0.005, 0.012)

 

0.006 (− 0.003, 0.009)

 

0.006 (− 0.013, 0.001)

 

0.004 (− 0.007, 0.006)

 

BMI

 

0.0147

 

0.0003

 

0.0029

 

0.0017

Underweight (< 18.5)

0.013 (− 0.006, 0.015)

 

0.013 (− 0.004, 0.016)

 

0.005 (− 0.002, 0.007)

 

0.003 (− 0.001, 0.006)

 

Normal (18.5–24.9)

0.020 (0.008, 0.032)

 

0.014 (0.006, 0.023)

 

0.021 (0.013, 0.029)

 

0.018 (0.010, 0.026)

 

Overweight (≥ 25)

0.007 (− 0.001, 0.014)

 

0.006 (0.001, 0.008)

 

0.005 (− 0.001, 0.010)

 

0.001 (− 0.001, 0.014)

 

PIR

 

0.1002

 

0.6755

 

0.2837

 

0.3776

< 1.3

0.020 (0.008, 0.032)

 

0.010 (0.002, 0.018)

 

0.013 (0.009, 0.021)

 

0.014 (0.006, 0.022)

 

1.3–3.5

0.019 (0.008, 0.030)

 

0.008 (0.001, 0.016)

 

0.007 (0.001, 0.013)

 

0.008 (0.001, 0.016)

 

> 3.5

0.004 (− 0.008, 0.016)

 

0.005 (− 0.004, 0.013)

 

0.005 (− 0.004, 0.013)

 

0.006 (− 0.002, 0.014)

 
  1. Significant values are in bold.
  2. Each stratification was adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education level, PIR, alcohol consumption (amount and frequency), vitamin D intake, ALT, AST, serum creatinine, and serum calcium.