16 July 2024 : Clinical Research
Gender-Specific Risk Factors for Asymmetric Bone Density in Adult Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Junchuan Liu1ABCDEF, Wenshuai Li2BCDF, Congjie Li2BCDF, Jun Di1BDEF, Junfei Guo3ABCDEF, Linfeng Wang2ACDEFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.944137
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944137
Table 3 Multiple linear regression analysis of association between possible risk factors and asymmetric ratio of HU by concave/convex in total patients.
| Variables | β | B’ | 95% CI | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant | 1.245 | (1.101, 1.388) | <0.001# | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male (Reference) | ||||
| Female | 0.069 | 0.211 | (−0.009, 0.148) | 0.083 |
| Age | −0.008 | −0.284 | (−0.022, 0.007) | 0.296 |
| Age group | ||||
| 51–60 (Reference) | ||||
| 61–70 | 0.058 | 0.183 | (−0.114, 0.231) | 0.501 |
| >70 | 0.101 | 0.162 | (−0.222, 0.425) | 0.534 |
| BMI | 0.014 | 0.285 | ||
| BMI group | ||||
| Normal (Reference) | ||||
| Overweight | −0.058 | −0.192 | (−0.182, 0.067) | 0.359 |
| Obesity | −0.035 | −0.049 | (−0.292, 0.222) | 0.785 |
| Apex orientation | ||||
| Left (Reference) | ||||
| Right | −0.082 | −0.265 | (−0.152, −0.013) | 0.022# |
| Cobb angle | 0.005 | 0.244 | (0.001, 0.09) | 0.034# |
| Apex vertebrae group | ||||
| 2–3 | 0.036 | 0.116 | (−0.046, 0.118) | −0.387 |
| 3 | 0.069 | 0.204 | (−0.005, 0.143) | 0.067 |
| 3–4 (Reference) | ||||
| 4 | 0.034 | 0.065 | (−0.106, 0.173) | 0.632 |
| * In the multi-category variables, male, 51–60 years of age, normal BMI, and apex orientation to left were chosen as reference, others were converted into dummy variables. # BMI – body mass index; HU – Hounsfield units. | ||||