Table 2.
Males (n = 1944) | Females (n = 3229) | |
---|---|---|
Age (years) | 13.3 (2.6) | 12.58 (2.6) |
Height (cm) | 155.4 (11.5) | 155.1 (15.5) |
Weight (kg) | 48.5 (13.0) | 48.2 (16.0) |
Whole body BMC (g) | 1686.9 (511.2) | 1689.9 (675.1) |
Total proximal femur BMC (g) | 25.9 (8.6) | 29.2 (12.4) |
Femoral neck BMC (g) | 3.7 (1.0) | 4.1 (1.2) |
Lumbar spine BMC (g) | 42.7 (14.7) | 41.4 (19.2) |
Ethnicity (W/A/H/B) (%) | 25/8/2/2 | 50/8/2/3 |
Key: BMC – Bone mineral content; n = number of observation. W – White; A – Asian; H – Hispanic; B – Black.