Table 2.
Variable | Number of subjects* | Value** |
---|---|---|
Bone mineral content | ||
Total body (g) | 49 | 850 ± 466 |
(z-score) | 49 | -2.2 ± 1.0† |
(% <-1 SD) | 49 | 84 |
(% <-2 SD) | 49 | 59 |
Spine (g) | 46 | 22 ± 13 |
Hip (g) | 47 | 9.8 ± 5.8 |
Bone mineral density | ||
Total body (g/cm2) | 49 | 0.792 ± 0.140 |
(z-score) | 49 | -1.7 ± 1.2† |
(% <-1 SD) | 49 | 76 |
(% <-2 SD) | 49 | 45 |
Spine (g) | 46 | 0.597 ± 0.213 |
Hip (g) | 47 | 0.471 ± 0.145 |
Lean body mass (kg) | 46 | 19.6 ± 8.4 |
(% body weight) | 46 | 66 ± 7 |
Body fat (kg) by DXA | 46 | 10.1 ± 7.2 |
(% body weight) | 46 | 31 + 7 |
Body fat (kg) by anthropometry‡ | 50 | 10.1 ± 6.5 |
(%body weight) | 50 | 30.9 ± 4.5 |
One individual unknowingly had metal devices in spine and hip; movement artifact prevented estimates of the components of body composition in some subjects
Values expressed as mean ± SD where appropriate
P<0.05, different from the reference population (10)
Determined from the sum of triceps, biceps, subscapular, and suprailiac skinfold thicknesses (13)