Bone mineral density in elite masters athletes: the effect of body composition and long-term exercise

Table 5 Multiple backward stepwise logistic regression in female masters athletes

PREDICTOR	ODDS RATIO	95% CI Upper	95% CI Lower	p	Chi² Walda	R² Nagelkerke
NORM BMD distal
ICW	10.174	2.223	46.565	0.003	8.936	0.397
BFM	0.734	0.532	1.012	0.059	3.566
LBM	0.470	0.249	0.888	0.020	5.418
BMI	1.515	0.883	2.601	0.132	2.274
Speed-power athletes	0.603	0.214	1.699	0.166	1.915
Throws athletes	2.204	0.222	21.879	0.349	0.876
NORM BMD proximal
ICW	5.254	1.099	25.112	0.038	4.320	0.389
LBM	0.590	0.307	1.134	0.114	2.502
Speed-power athletes	1.859	0.389	8.878	0.099	2.729
Endurance athletes	0.585	0.102	3.365	0.186	1.749

Notes: BMD Bone mineral density, ICW Intercellular water, BFM Body fat mass, LBM Lean body mass, BMI Body mass index

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