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Table 4 Effect of Personal Factors on Rate Mean BMD and Calcaneal BMD Change

From: Rate of tarsal and metatarsal bone mineral density change in adults with diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy: a longitudinal study

Personal Factors

Number of Participants

Mean BMD

Calcaneal BMD

Pearson correlation coefficient

p-value

Pearson correlation coefficient

p-value

Sex (F/M)

60

0.043

0.7426

-0.095

0.4723

Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument Score

60

-0.158

0.2270

-0.182

0.1633

Age (years)

60

-0.282

0.0288*

-0.322

0.0120*

Daily Step Count

35

-0.115

0.5118

-0.157

0.3689

Sedentary Time (minutes)

35

0.123

0.4799

0.042

0.8088

Statin Use (Y/N)

59

-0.056

0.6747

-0.131

0.3211

  1. *Statistically significant p-value; Female (F); Male (M); Yes (Y); No (N)