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. 2013 Jun 10;6:1–6. doi: 10.4137/CMED.S11843

Table 2.

Characteristics of patients according to femoral neck BMD.

Variable Normal BMD Abnormal BMD P


Mean or % SD Mean or % SD
Age (years) 59.5 6.89 62.06 6.27 0.370
Diagnosis of diabetes > 5 years 66.7% 80% 0.465
Use of statins 55.6% 33.3% 0.285
Smoking 0% 6.7% 0.429
Alcohol intake 22.2% 0% 0.057
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 179.4 25.8 174.9 50.4 0.854
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 145.8 62.70 140.3 78.5 0.891
LDL (mg/dL) 103.8 16.2 103.2 41.7 0.977
HDL (mg/dL) 46.4 19.32 39.9 7.7 0.298
HbA1C (%) 7.67 1.76 7.17 0.86 0.431
BMI (kg/m2) 27.78 3.63 28.31 3.20 0.727
Abdominal circumference (cm) 97.11 9.76 98.45 7.33 0.722
SBP (mmHg) 140.55 13.79 146.00 19.75 0.480
DBP (mmHg) 86.11 10.24 85.64 13.56 0.930