Table 2.

Correlation between radiographic indicators of lower jaw condition and bone mineral density (BMD) in the regions of hip bone and lumbar spine

Correlation coefficient; r (p-value)	BMD—hip	BMD—lumbar spine
Bone density—mandible	0.37 (0.001)	0.57 (<0.001)
Mandibular cortical index	−0.39 (<0.001)	−0.47 (<0.001)
Mental index	0.32 (0.004)	0.08 (0.488)
Antegonial index	0.28 (0.009)	0.11 (0.323)
Gonial index	0.15 (0.180)	0.04 (0.742)
Upper panoramic mandibular index	0.28 (0.011)	0.07 (0.537)
Lower panoramic mandibular index	0.26 (0.017)	0.04 (0.711)