Figure - PMC

Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

View full-text article in PMC

. 2026 Mar 4;17:1748490. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1748490

Search in PMC
Search in PubMed
View in NLM Catalog
Add to search

Copyright © 2026 Varatharajan, Abeysundara, Jayatilake, Abhayaratna and Hewavithana.

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

PMC Copyright notice

Line graph comparing mean bone mineral density (BMD) for lumbar spine, right hip, and left hip across four age groups from forty-one to eighty years, showing progressive BMD decline with age in all regions, among post menopausal women. — Age related trends in mean BMD at the lumbar spine and both hips among postmenopausal women.