Table 2.

Pearson correlation coefficients^a for the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements, NHANES 1999-2004.

	Total bone area	Total bone mineral content	Total bone mineral density	Fat mass	Lean mass excluding BMC	Lean mass including BMC	Total mass (lean+fat)	Total percent body fat
Total bone area (cm2)	1.00
Total bone mineral content (BMC) (g)	0.89	1.00
Total bone mineral density (g/cm2)	0.64	0.91	1.00
Fat mass (g)	0.43	0.29	0.12	1.00
Lean mass excluding BMC (g)	0.79	0.70	0.49	0.68	1.00
Lean mass including BMC (g)	0.80	0.72	0.52	0.68	1.00	1.00
Total mass (lean+fat) (g)	0.68	0.56	0.35	0.91	0.92	0.92	1.00
Total percent body fat (%)	0.09	-0.04	-0.15	0.87	0.29	0.28	0.62	1.00

^aall p-values < 0.001