Table 4.

Temporal Changes in BMD in Older Men and Women, 1988–1992 vs. 1992–1996

	n	BMD (g/cm2)			Annual change
		1988–1992	1992–1996	Percent change
Women (n = 261)
Femoral neck	251	0.6173	0.6033	−2.264	−0.5937
Total hip	251	0.7615	0.7354	−3.581	−0.9136
Lumbar spine	260	0.8701	0.8706	−0.096	−0.0397
Men (n = 284)
Femoral neck	277	0.7529	0.7412	−1.539	−0.4043
Total hip	275	0.9591	0.9401	−1.991	−0.5365
Lumbar spine	282	1.0713	1.0798	0.740	0.2333