. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 2.

Published in final edited form as: Osteoporos Int. 2010 Jun 22;22(2):599–605. doi: 10.1007/s00198-010-1330-2

Table 2.

Baseline bone measures among older men (mean±SD)

	Caucasian (n=3,869)	African American (n=138)	Asian (n=145)	Afro-Caribbean (n=334)
Total hip BMD (g/cm²)
Unadjusted	0.96±0.13	1.05±0.15^a	0.91±0.12	1.11±0.14^a
Age-adjusted	0.96	1.04^a	0.91	1.10^a
Multivariable adjusted	0.96	1.03^a	0.96	1.09^a
Femoral neck BMD (g/cm²)
Unadjusted	0.78±0.12	0.94±0.14^a	0.75±0.11	0.94±0.14^a
Age-adjusted	0.78	0.89^a	0.75	0.93^a
Multivariable adjusted	0.78	0.88^a	0.79	0.93^a
Femoral neck BMC (g)
Unadjusted	4.46±0.70	4.82±0.84^a	4.03±0.66^a	4.86±0.78^a
Age-adjusted	4.46	4.82^a	4.03^a	4.86^a
Multivariable adjusted	4.44	4.80^a	4.42	4.88^a
Femoral neck CSA (cm²)
Unadjusted	5.71 ±0.40	5.46±0.41^a	5.37±0.39^a	5.24±0.41^a
Age-adjusted	5.71	5.46^a	5.37^a	5.24^a
Multivariable adjusted	5.70	5.49^a	5.61^a	5.28^a
Femoral neck BMAD
Unadjusted	0.14±0.02	0.16±0.03^a	0.14±0.02	0.18±0.03^a
Age-adjusted	0.14	0.16^a	0.14	0.18^a
Multivariable adjusted	0.14	0.16^a	0.14	0.18^a

Multivariate model: adjusted for study site, baseline age, body weight, height, diabetes, prostate cancer, fracture, and current smoking status

Pairwise p values were significantly different from Caucasians