Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity is associated with the risk of osteoporosis: a cross-sectional evidence from a Chinese community-based cohort

Table 4 Multivariate stepwise regression analysis showing the factors independently associated with OSTA in age and sex subgroups

	Characteristics	β	SE	Standardized β	P
Male population	Age	− 0.170	0.013	− 0.535	< 0.001
	WC	0.130	0.013	0.396	< 0.001
	baPWV	− 0.001	0.000	− 0.195	< 0.001
	Ccr	− 0.013	0.006	− 0.086	0.042
Female population	Age	− 0.187	0.005	− 0.612	< 0.001
	WC	0.035	0.007	0.130	< 0.001
	baPWV	− 0.001	0.000	− 0.190	< 0.001
	BMI	0.300	0.021	0.379	< 0.001
	DBP	0.011	0.005	0.038	0.033
Ages < 65population	baPWV	− 0.001	0.000	− 0.190	< 0.001
	BMI	0.400	0.018	0.540	< 0.001
	Sex	− 1.139	0.134	− 0.204	< 0.001
Ages 65+ population	baPWV	− 0.002	0.000	− 0.304	< 0.001
	WC	0.120	0.011	0.440	< 0.001
	Sex	− 2.169	0.193	− 0.451	< 0.001

Note: Multivariable stepwise regression analysis was performed using variables showing significant relationships with OSTA in Spearman's rank correlation analysis
BMI body mass index, WC waist circumstances, Ccr creatinine clearance, baPWV brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, OSTA Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asia, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HDL high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

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