Estimated Marginal Means of Annual Percentage Loss in Average BMD of L2-L4 for Selected Risk Factors.

<p>Estimated marginal means in SPSS general linear model are adjusted for the covariates. Covariates appearing in the model are evaluated at the following values: age, percent body fat, TSH, free T4, uric acid, TG, eGFR, ΔBMI, and ΔALT. The subjects were split into three equally sized groups (tertiles) according to age (40~42, 43~46, 47~54, years), percent body fat (13.9~24.7, 24.8~29.5, 29.6~40.3, %), serum TSH levels (0.27~1.38, 1.39~2.19, 2.20~4.17, mIU/L), and uric acid (1.5~3.5, 3.6~4.2, 4.3~7.1, mg/dL) in the baseline check-up. a,b same or different letters denote no or significant differences between the groups. Significant differences between the groups are based on Bonferroni method. EMM, Estimated marginal means.