Table 2.
LS measurements by DXA in the study population and gender distribution.
| Variable | All | Males | Females | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1DM (n = 118) |
CG (n = 94) |
p | T1DM (n = 53) |
CG (n = 42) |
p | T1DM (n = 65) |
CG (n = 52) |
p | ||
| LS | ||||||||||
| Total | BMD (g/cm2) | 1.06 ± 0.13 | 1.10 ± 0.14 | 0.018 | 1.05 ± 0.13 | 1.12 ± 0.15 | 0.004 | 1.06 ± 0.13 | 1.07 ± 0.13 | 0.654 |
| Z-score | 0.11 ± 1.25 | 0.65 ± 1.22 | 0.001 | −0.20 ± 1.24 | 0.64 ± 1.41 | 0.002 | 0.36 ± 1.20 | 0.66 ± 1.04 | 0.285 | |
| L1 | BMD (g/cm2) | 1.01 ± 0.13 | 1.06 ± 0.14 | 0.004 | 1.01 ± 0, 12 | 1, 09 ± 0, 15 | 0.006 | 1.00 ± 0.13 | 1.03 ± 0.12 | 0.710 |
| Z-score | 0.10 ± 1.23 | 0.65 ± 1.23 | 0.001 | −0.29 ± 1.18 | 0.49 ± 1.4 | 0.003 | 0.42 ± 1.17 | 0.81 ± 1.01 | 0.241 | |
| L2 | BMD (g/cm2) | 1.08 ± 0.13 | 1.11 ± 0.14 | 0.019 | 1.07 ± 0.12 | 1.14 ± 0.15 | 0.014 | 1.08 ± 0.14 | 1.09 ± 0.12 | 0.355 |
| Z-score | 0.43 ± 1.27 | 0.90 ± 1.25 | 0.006 | 0.04 ± 1.18 | 0.83 ± 1.45 | 0.003 | 0.75 ± 1.26 | 0.97 ± 1.03 | 0.303 | |
| L3 | BMD (g/cm2) | 1.08 ± 0.14 | 1.12 ± 0.15 | 0.020 | 1.07 ± 0.13 | 1.15 ± 0.16 | 0.010 | 1.09 ± 0.13 | 1.10 ± 0.14 | 0.987 |
| Z-score | 0.15 ± 1.30 | 0.63 ± 1.33 | 0.007 | −0.10 ± 1.28 | 0.72 ± 1.50 | 0.004 | 0.35 ± 1.29 | 0.55 ± 1.16 | 0.469 | |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD; n: number of patients; BMD: bone mineral density; LS: lumbar spine; L1: lumbar vertebrae 1; L2: lumbar vertebrae 2; L3: lumbar vertebrae 3.