Triglyceride Can Predict the Discordance between QCT and DXA Screening for BMD in Old Female Patients

Table 3

Comparison of biomarkers among the concordance, minor discordance, and major discordance groups.

D-group	Concordance ()		Minor discordance ()		Major discordance ()
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age (year)	77.5	10.08	76.1	7.46	75.38	2.23	0.674	0.511
BMI (kg/m^2)	22.81	4.11	24.83	4.61	18.09	0.71	14.21	0.001
CHO (mmol/L)	4.72	1.29	3.98	1.13	4.19	1.07	7.406	0.001
TG (mmol/L)	1.67	1.0	1.00	0.34	0.89	0.49	15.615	0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.36	0.36	1.39	0.37	1.70	0.18	5.084	0.007
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.42	0.86	2.08	0.70	2.23	0.68	3.712	0.026

BMI: body mass index; CHO: cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ; .