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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Osteoporos Int. 2009 Sep 15;21(6):919–929. doi: 10.1007/s00198-009-1056-1

Table 2.

Correlation Matrix of parameters from DXA measurements

Femur Neck
Intertrochanter
Shaft
aBMD HSA BMD CSA OD SM CT BR CSA OD SM CT BR CSA OD SM CT BR
Femur neck
aBMD 1.00
HSA BMD 0.91 1.00
CSA 0.87 0.92 1.00
OD −0.10 −0.21 0.18 1.00
SM 0.72 0.75 0.92 0.41 1.00
CT 0.90 1.00 0.91 −0.23 0.74 1.00
BR −0.79 −0.89 −0.69 0.55 −0.48 −0.89 1.00
Intertrochanter
CSA 0.78 0.80 0.82 0.03 0.72 0.80 −0.66 1.00
OD −0.07 −0.09 0.14 0.62 0.33 −0.11 0.30 0.19 1.00
SM 0.58 0.60 0.71 0.25 0.69 0.59 −0.41 0.89 0.48 1.00
CT 0.80 0.81 0.78 −0.09 0.65 0.81 −0.71 0.94 −0.06 0.75 1.00
BR −0.72 −0.73 −0.64 0.27 −0.47 −0.73 0.75 −0.77 0.35 −0.55 −0.90 1.00
Shaft
CSA 0.67 0.69 0.76 0.15 0.72 0.68 −0.54 0.87 0.25 0.81 0.78 −0.63 1.00
OD −0.05 −0.03 0.09 0.33 0.21 −0.04 0.14 0.14 0.62 0.34 −0.22 0.40 0.21 1.00
SM 0.47 0.50 0.61 0.27 0.64 0.49 −0.34 0.73 0.49 0.80 0.50 −0.32 0.88 0.59 1.00
CT 0.68 0.71 0.71 −0.01 0.61 0.70 −0.60 0.80 −0.04 0.64 0.88 −0.79 0.88 −0.25 0.58 1.00
BR −0.60 −0.60 −0.57 0.10 −0.45 −0.60 0.58 −0.64 0.21 −0.46 −0.80 0.84 −0.70 0.51 −0.35 −0.91 1.00
a

aBMD: areal BMD from DXA manufactory, HSA BMD: HSA-derived areal, CSA: cross-sectional area, OD: outer diameter, SM: section modulus, CT: cortical thickness, BR: buckling ratio