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. 2013 Jun 14;22(11):2433–2437. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-2872-8

Table 1.

BMD values and BMD ratios

Type 1 Type 5
Mean ± SD (g/cm2) Range P value* Mean ± SD (g/cm2) Range P value*
Femoral neck
 Left 0.93 ± 0.14 0.67–1.25 0.930 0.95 ± 0.11 0.72–1.14 0.007
 Right 0.93 ± 0.14 0.64–1.25 0.99 ± 0.11 0.72–1.19
 BMD ratio 1.00 ± 0.06 0.89–1.17 0.97 ± 0.05 0.86–1.05
Total proximal femur
 Left 0.94 ± 0.12 0.63–1.17 0.517 0.94 ± 0.11 0.73–1.09 0.001
 Right 0.94 ± 0.13 0.65–1.23 1.00 ± 0.11 0.75–1.19
 BMD ratio 1.00 ± 0.04 0.94–1.12 0.94 ± 0.04 0.84–1

* Evaluation between left BMD and right BMD using paired t test