Table 6.
Results in 12 outliers based on T-scores and/or Z-scores <−2.0 at the LS.
| Mean age (years) | 26.6 (range: 22–39 with only two >30) |
| Mean height (cms) | 157.4 (range: 145–165) |
| Mean prepregnancy weight (kgs) | 55.4 (range: 41–90) |
| Mean prepregnancy BMI | 22.4 (range: 17–39) |
| Mean current weight | 60.8 (range: 44–85) |
| Mean current BMI | 24.6 (range: 18–37) |
| Mean weight gain | 5.3 (range: [−5]–12) |
| Mean gravidity | 3.4 (range: 1–8) |
| Mean parity | 3.3 (range: 1–8) |
| Mean number months lactation | 24.9 (range: 0–98; three: primiparous; plus one multiparous never breast fed) |
| Mean number months pregnancy + lactation | 52.5 (range: 8.5–166; three: primiparous) |
| Mean FN-BMD | 0.700 (range: 0.605–0.736) |
| Mean FN T-scores | [−1.5] (range: [−1.0]–[−2.2]) |
| Mean FN Z-scores | [−1.4] (range: [−1.0]–[−2.1]) |
| Mean LS-BMD | 0.800 (range: 0.692–0.831) |
| Mean LS T-scores | [−2.3] (range: [−2.0]–[−3.2]) |
| Mean LS Z-scores | [−2.2] (range: [−1.8]–[−3.2]) |
BMI: body mass index; FN: femoral neck; BMD: bone mineral density; LS: lumbar spine.