[Table/Fig-6]:

Correlation between the variables for normal and osteoporosis groups

Correlations
Group			BMI (kg/m2)	f-BMD (g/cm2)	MCW (mm)
Normal	Age (Years)	Correlation	-0.179	-0.397	-0.205
		‘p’ value	0.170	0.002	0.116
		N	60	60	60
	BMI (kg/m2)	Correlation		0.206	0.058
		‘p’ value		0.115	0.662
		N		60	60
	f-BMD (g/cm2)	Correlation			0.218
		‘p’ value			0.095
					60
Osteop-orosis	Age (Years)	Correlation	-0.169	-0.145	-0.423
		‘p’ value	0.197	0.270	0.001
		N	60	60	60
	BMI (kg/m2 )	Correlation		0.243	-0.039
		‘p’ value		0.061	0.770
		N		60	60
	f-BMD (g/cm2)	Correlation			0.032
		‘p’ value			0.808
		N			60

BMI, body mass index; f-BMD, femoral bone mineral density; MCW, mandibular cortical width