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. 2005 Jul 2;6:38. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-6-38

Table 2.

Mean BMDs at the Lumbar Spine and Femur for each Age and Sex groups

Measurement Site Mean BMD in femur (gr/cm2) Mean BMD in Lumbar Spine(gr/cm2)
Age group Women Men Women Men
20–29 0.962 ± 0.132 1.098 ± 0.15 **1.198 ± 0.1132 1.209 ± 0.132
30–39 1.022 ± 0.122 1.042 ± 0.146 1.206 ± 0.1249 1.216 ± 0.1414
40–49 0.968 ± 0.120 1.009 ± 0.144 1.158 ± 0.148 1.202 ± 0.176
50–59 0.9179 ± 0.120 0.966 ± 0.206 1.024 ± 0.178 1.120 ± 0.129
60–69 0.833 ± 0.111 0.935 ± 0.105 0.982 ± 0.161 1.117 ± 0.155

** Mean ± SD