Table 5.
Side differences (95% CI) in QCT measures for men with incident hip fracture (non-fractured side minus fractured side)
| Infero-medial Femoral Neck | Medial Intertrochanter | Medial Trochanter | ||
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| Cortical vBMD | −14 (−64, 34) | −11 (−55, 33) | 6 (−45, 58) | |
| Trabecular vBMD | −4 (−20, 12) | 0 (−13, 14) | −4 (−15, 7) | |
| Integral vBMD | −9 (−39, 20) | −3 (−24, 19) | 0 (−25, 24) | |
| Cortical thickness | 0.0 (−0.2, 0.1) | −0.0 (−0.1, 0.1) | −0.0 (−0.2, 0.2) | |
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| Supero-lateral Femoral Neck | Lateral Intertrochanter | Lateral Trochanter | ||
| Cortical vBMD | 7 (−19, 32) | −4 (−35, 26) | 4 (−54, 62) | |
| Trabecular vBMD | 5 (−9, 18) | −3 (−14, 8) | 0 (−16, 16) | |
| Integral vBMD | 4 (−11, 20) | −4 (−20, 11) | −2 (−40, 35) | |
| Cortical thickness | −0.0 (−0.0, 0.1) | −0.0 (−0.1, 0.1) | −0.0 (−0.4, 0.4) | |
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| Femoral Neck | Intertrochanter | Trochanter | Total hip | |
| Cortical vBMD | −5 (−42, 32) | −6 (−39, 27) | 5 (−46, 57) | 1 (−38, 41) |
| Trabecular vBMD | −2 (−14, 10) | −2 (12, 9) | −2 (−12, 7) | −2 (−11, 7) |
| Integral vBMD | −4 (−25, 16) | −4 (−20, 12) | 0 (−27, 26) | −2 (−20, 16) |
| Cortical thickness | −0.0 (−0.1, 0.1) | −0.0 (−0.1, 0.1) | −0.0 (−0.3, 0.2) | −0.0 (−0.2, 0.2) |
| Cross section area | −38 (−117, 42) | −52 (−182, 77) | −94 (−222, 34) | |
| PMI | −4.9 (−12, 2) | −31 (−124, 63) | −19 (−69, 31) | |
vBMD in mg/cm3, cortical thickness in mm, cross section area in mm2 and polar moment of inertia (PMI) in cm4.