Cross-sectional association of bone mineral density with coronary artery calcification in an international multi-ethnic population-based cohort of men aged 40–49: ERA JUMP study

•Significant association of atherosclerosis and bone mineral density has been reported.•The association has been reported in postmenopausal women and elderly men.•This study reported the association in an international cohort of middle-aged men.•Coronary artery calcification was used as a biomarker of coronary atherosclerosis.•Vertebral bone density was used as a surrogate marker of bone mineral density.