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Table 5 Relationship between radius HRpQCT parameters and demographic and diabetes variables

From: Bone health in young adults with type 1 diabetes and progressive eGFR decline

HRpQCT parameters

Hemoglobin A1C

Diabetes duration

BMI

Vitamin D level

R2

β  

p

R2

β  

p

R2

β  

p

R2

β  

p

Tt BMD (mgHA/cm3)

0.08

-1.2

0.8

0.09

1.3

0.6

0.1

0.2

0.8

0.09

-0.02

0.9

Tt. Ar (mm2)

0.1

3.0

0.5

0.2

-2.9

0.08

0.1

1.5

0.03

0.1

0.1

0.5

Ct BMD (mgHA/cm3)

0.1

-1.8

0.7

0.1

4.0

0.08

0.1

0.5

0.6

0.1

-0.1

0.5

Ct. Ar (mm2)

-0.03

0.5

0.7

-0.03

-0.3

0.6

-0.02

-0.1

0.6

-0.03

0.03

0.6

Ct.Th (mm)

0.07

-0.01

0.6

0.08

0.01

0.2

0.07

0.003

0.4

0.06

0.0001

0.9

Ct Pm (mm)

0.1

0.8

0.1

0.1

-0.2

0.4

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.02

0.5

Ct.Po (%)

-0.01

-0.6

1.0

-0.003

0.3

0.2

-0.01

-0.03

0.8

-0.02

-0.02

0.4

Ct.Po.Dm (mm)

-0.01

-1.5

0.3

-0.003

0.8

0.2

-0.01

-0.07

0.8

-0.02

-0.05

0.4

Tb BMD (mgHA/cm3)

0.4

2.6

0.4

0.4

-2.4

0.03

0.4

0.05

0.9

0.4

0.2

0.2

Tb.Ar (mm2)

0.02

-1.7

0.7

0.02

0.8

0.6

0.03

-1.3

0.05

0.02

0.1

0.4

Tb. N (1/mm)

0.1

4x10-3

0.8

0.2

-0.02

0.01*

0.1

1x10-5

1.0

0.2

1x10-3

0.03

Tb. Sp (mm)

0.2

-0.003

0.7

0.2

0.01

0.004*

0.2

-5x10-4

0.8

0.2

-8x10-4

0.04

Tb. Th (mm)

0.4

0.002

0.3

0.4

1x10-5

1.0

0.4

-8x10-5

0.7

0.4

5x10-5

0.4

  1. vBMD volumetric bone mineral density, Ctcortical, Th thickness, Tb trabecular, Sp separation, N Number, Ct. Pm cortical perimeter, Ct. Po cortical porosity, Ct.Po.Dm cortical porosity diameter
  2. Significance at p \(\le\)0.01. linear regression analysis with adjustment of covariates of relationship between HbA1C, diabetes duration, body mass index, 25 hydroxy-vitamin D level, and radius HRpQCT parameters. Adjusted R2, beta coefficient and p values are reported