Table 1.
Demographic features and BMD values of EMA positive and negative patients
| Mean | EMA negative (n = 122) | EMA positive (n = 13) |
| Age (yr) | 59.2 ± 6.2 | 48.9 ± 4.3a |
| Gender (M/F) | 6/116 | 8/5b |
| Pre-menopausal females (n = 46) (%) | 42/46 (91.3%) | 4/46 (8.7%)d |
| Post-menopausal females (n = 75) (%) | 74/75 (98.7%) | 1/75 (1.3%)d |
| Weight (kg) | 65 ± 8.4 | 57 ± 4.1 |
| Height (cm) | 158 ± 6.7 | 157 ± 3.9 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.5 ± 4.2 | 27.9 ± 3.1 |
| Lumbar spine T-score | -2.8 ± 0.8 | -2.9 ± 0.9 |
| Femoral neck T-score | -3.1 ± 1.1 | -3.0 ± 0.4 |
| Lumbar spine z-score | -2.0 ± 0.9 | -2.7 ± 2.2a |
| Femoral neck z-score | -1.9 ± 2.1 | -2.4 ± 1.7a |
a
P < 0.05 vs EMA negative groups (unpaired t-test); b,dP < 0.01 vs EMA negative groups (unpaired t-test); BMI: Body mass index.