Table 3.
Mean group z scores
| Bone site | Runners |
Controls |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
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| AP spine | − 0.800 ± 0.895 | − 0.627 ± 1.100 | − 0.835 ± 1.085 | − 0.353 ± 0.704 |
| Femoral neck | 0.316 ± 0.667 | 0.157 ± 1.023 | − 0.313 ± 1.279 | 0.000 ± 0.661 |
| Total hip | 0.500 ± 0.655a | 0.332 ± 1.017 | − 0.235 ± 0.987 | 0.169 ± 0.591 |
| Whole body | 0.048 ± 0.743a | 0.030 ± 1.069b | − 1.169 ± 1.151 | − 0.821 ± 0.925 |
p ≤ 0.05
Male runners vs. male controls
Female runners vs. female controls