Correlates of annual change in bone mineral density in 114 adults with cystic fibrosis (whole group)
| Annual change in BMD in: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual change in: | Lumbar spine (QCT) | Lumbar spine (DXA) | Femoral neck | Total hip | Distal forearm |
| *p<0.05; †p<0.01. | |||||
| Body mass index | 0.16 | 0.25* | 0.21* | 0.28† | 0.09 |
| FEV1 % predicted | 0.22* | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.14 | −0.07 |
| Prednisolone use | −0.24* | −0.27† | −0.12 | −0.30† | −0.02 |
| Physical activity | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.22* | 0.27* | 0.03 |
| Serum corrected calcium | −0.16 | −0.07 | −0.06 | −0.08 | −0.22* |
| Parathyroid hormone | −0.32† | 0.02 | −0.23* | −0.09 | 0.09 |
| Bone specific alkaline phosphatase | −0.27* | −0.30† | −0.20 | −0.21* | −0.29† |
| Deoxypyridinoline crosslinks | 0.07 | −0.26* | −0.25* | −0.33† | −0.29† |