Table 2.

Effect of tumor location on BMD expressed as Z-scores and percent compared to healthy age and gender matched controls

	Mean (95% CI)	Mean (95% CI)	p-value
	Lumbar spine Z-score	Age comparison [%]
Upper Extremity (n = 10)	-0.44 (-0.94 to 0.06)	94.5 (88.4 to 100.6)	0.393 *
Lower Extremity (n = 36)	-0.06 (-0.45 to 0.34)	99.2 (94.4 to 103.9)
Upper Extremity (n = 10)	-0.44 (-0.94 to 0.06)	94.5 (88.4 to 100.6)	0.284 †
Femur/Tibia (n = 29)	0.03 (-0.39 to 0.45)	100.2 (95.3 to 105.2)
Pelvis/Fibula (n = 7)	-0.40 (-1.72 to 0.92)	94.7 (78.2 to 111.2)

CI = confidence interval

* Mann-Whitney U-test, † Kruskal Wallis H-test