Table 3.
QCT-measured BMD and gender distribution.
| Variable QCT | All | Males | Females | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1DM (n = 118) |
CG (n = 94) |
p | T1DM (n = 53) |
CG (n = 42) |
p | T1DM (n = 65) |
CG (n = 52) |
p | ||
| L1 | BMD (g/cm3) | 180.82 ± 34.90 | 192.83 ± 32.15 | 0.011 | 171.35 ± 39.86 | 199.53 ± 36.99 | 0.001 | 187.55 ± 29.98 | 188.54 ± 28.30 | 0.848 |
| Z-score | 0.0 ± 1.02 | 0.61 ± 1.12 | ≤0.001 | −0.43 ± 1.11 | 0.52 ± 1.31 | ≤0.001 | 0.33 ± 1.57 | 0.74 ± 1.12 | 0.199 | |
| L2 | BMD (g/cm3) | 178.88 ± 34.07 | 189.64 ± 29.47 | 0.017 | 169.21 ± 38.39 | 195.37 ± 32.88 | 0.001 | 185.12 ± 25.92 | 186.76 ± 28.00 | 0.745 |
| Z-score | 0.19 ± 1.34 | 0.79 ± 1.18 | 0.005 | −0.13 ± 1.24 | 0.78 ± 1.39 | 0.001 | 0.63 ± 1.15 | 0.89 ± 1.15 | 0.445 | |
| L3 | BMD (g/cm3) | 175.30 ± 34.05 | 189.11 ± 29.53 | 0.002 | 166.67 ± 37.53 | 193.19 ± 31.97 | ≤0.001 | 182.34 ± 29.39 | 185.90 ± 27.34 | 0.504 |
| Z-score | −0.10 ± 1.21 | 0.57 ± 1.41 | 0.005 | −0.34 ± 1.15 | 0.61 ± 1.39 | 0.002 | 0.24 ± 1.35 | 0.42 ± 1.02 | 0.432 | |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD; n: number of patients; BMD: bone mineral density. L1: lumbar vertebrae 1; L2: lumbar vertebrae 2; L3: lumbar vertebrae 3.