Table 3.

Linear correlation between BMD (DXA and ashing) and mechanical properties (structural modulus (E _s) and ultimate compression strength (σ _max⁡)).

	DXA BMD femoral neck	DXA BMD femoral head	DXA BMD	Ashing BMD
	Patient measurements	Patient measurements	Bone samples	Bone samples
E s	0.61*	0.79**	0.82**	0.8**
σ max⁡	0.36	0.56*	0.61*	0.67*

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).