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. 2014 Nov 26;101(2):337–343. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.081778

TABLE 1.

Summary of demographics and morphomics at L4 by sex1

Women
Men
Scans, n Patients, n Mean ± SD Scans, n Patients, n Mean ± SD P
Age, y 5989 4677 43.17 ± 13.04 7127 5620 44.09 ± 15.38 <0.001
Height, m 2747 2073 1.64 ± 0.08 3088 2530 1.78 ± 0.09 <0.001
Weight, kg 4228 3353 75.65 ± 21.26 4970 4059 89.21 ± 24.31 <0.001
BMI, kg/m2 2322 1817 28.69 ± 10.06 2786 2347 28.40 ± 7.06 0.29
Cortical BMD, HU 3246 2717 323.28 ± 87.72 4002 3428 303.17 ± 81.09 <0.001
Trabecular BMD, HU 3249 2720 209.45 ± 59.99 4006 3430 197.12 ± 67.89 <0.001
SAT area, cm2 4488 3641 279.40 ± 137.82 5073 4085 222.83 ± 145.47 <0.001
VAT area, cm2 5009 4076 100.99 ± 72.40 5615 4535 134.30 ± 103.08 <0.001
Psoas area, cm2 5989 4677 18.37 ± 5.78 7126 5619 30.08 ± 8.82 <0.001
Psoas density, HU 5989 4677 55.74 ± 8.94 7127 5620 55.10 ± 9.75 <0.001
Lean psoas, HU × cm2 5989 4677 7.61 ± 2.49 7126 5619 12.43 ± 3.95 <0.001
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P values are from a 2-sample t test in the within-cluster resampling framework. BMD, bone mineral density; HU, Hounsfield units; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.