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. 2008 Oct;63(5):645–650. doi: 10.1590/S1807-59322008000500013

Table 1.

Means and Standard Deviations of Anthropometric and Femoral Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Parameters in the Fractured and Control Groups

Fractured n=21 Mean ± SD Control n=21 Mean ± SD p
Anthropometric parameters
Age (years) 74.47 ± 8.91 75.47 ± 7.44 0.695
Height (cm) 164.71 ± 8.28 160.66 ± 9.91
Weight (kg) 68.80 ± 12.45 70.95 ± 13.95
BMI 25.46 ± 4.82 27.36 ± 4.14 0.179
BMD parameters
Neck BMD (gr/cm2) 0.67 ± 0.09 0.67 ± 0.17 0.657
Wards BMD (gr/cm2) 0.51 ± 0.11 0.52 ± 0.19 0.450
Trochanter BMD (gr/cm2) 0.55 ± 0.07 0.64 ± 0.18 * 0.039
Total BMD (gr/cm2) 0.72 ± 0.09 0.84 ± 0.21 * 0.012

Significant results between two groups are noted with bold type and asterisks.

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p<0.05