Table 5: Correlation between T-score and quantitative ultrasound scan parameter value with clinical data (N=450).
Variables |
T-score |
BUA |
SOS |
SI |
eBMD |
Diabetes duration, rs
|
- 0.114* |
-0.082 |
-0.122** |
-0.097* |
-0.108* |
Glycaemic control, rs
|
- 0.190** |
-0.152** |
-0.193** |
-0.169** |
-0.185** |
TC, r
|
0.083 |
0.070 |
0.088 |
0.079 |
0.084 |
HDLC, rs
|
-0.020 |
-0.045 |
0.002 |
-0.034 |
-0.025 |
LDLC, r
|
-0.001 |
-0.004 |
0.002 |
-0.003 |
-0.001 |
TG, rs
|
-0.023 |
-0.006 |
-0.035 |
-0.010 |
-0.016 |
SBP, rs
|
-0.087 |
-0.095* |
-0.073 |
-0.099* |
-0.092* |
DBP, rs
|
0.041 |
-0.003 |
0.062 |
0.015 |
0.031 |
r, Pearson correlation; rs, Spearman correlation; BUA, broadband ultrasound attenuation; SOS, speed of the sound; SI, stiffness index; eBMD, estimated bone mineral density; BMI, body mass index; TC, total cholesterol; HDLC, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDLC, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG, triglyceride, SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; *P<0.05, **P<0.01.