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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Densitom. 2009 Mar 24;12(2):207–218. doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2009.01.005

Table 4.

a. L, M, S parameters and percentile distributions for Region 1 BMD
NON BLACK
Females Males
Age L S 3rd 10th M 50th 90th 97th L S 3rd 10th M 50th 90th 97th
6.0 -0.78 0.12 0.52 0.56 0.65 0.78 0.85 -1.83 0.12 0.53 0.56 0.64 0.77 0.87
7.0 -0.77 0.12 0.52 0.56 0.66 0.78 0.86 -1.51 0.12 0.55 0.58 0.67 0.80 0.90
8.0 -0.74 0.12 0.53 0.57 0.67 0.80 0.88 -1.20 0.12 0.57 0.60 0.70 0.84 0.94
9.0 -0.69 0.13 0.55 0.59 0.69 0.82 0.91 -0.90 0.13 0.59 0.63 0.73 0.88 0.98
10.0 -0.61 0.13 0.57 0.61 0.72 0.86 0.95 -0.64 0.13 0.61 0.66 0.78 0.93 1.03
11.0 -0.51 0.13 0.61 0.66 0.78 0.94 1.04 -0.39 0.13 0.64 0.69 0.82 0.98 1.08
12.0 -0.38 0.14 0.66 0.71 0.85 1.03 1.14 -0.13 0.13 0.66 0.72 0.86 1.03 1.12
13.0 -0.26 0.14 0.70 0.76 0.92 1.12 1.24 0.12 0.13 0.68 0.75 0.89 1.07 1.17
14.0 -0.16 0.15 0.72 0.80 0.96 1.18 1.30 0.38 0.13 0.70 0.78 0.94 1.11 1.21
15.0 -0.07 0.15 0.74 0.82 1.00 1.23 1.36 0.65 0.13 0.73 0.81 0.98 1.16 1.25
16.0 0.00 0.15 0.76 0.85 1.04 1.28 1.41 0.91 0.13 0.76 0.85 1.02 1.20 1.29
17.0 0.08 0.16 0.78 0.87 1.07 1.32 1.46 1.17 0.12 0.79 0.88 1.06 1.23 1.31
18.0 0.14 0.16 0.80 0.89 1.10 1.36 1.51 1.43 0.12 0.83 0.92 1.10 1.26 1.34
BLACK
Females Males
age L S 3rd 10th M 50th 90th 97th L S 3rd 10th M 50th 90th 97th
6.0 -1.29 0.13 0.53 0.57 0.66 0.81 0.92 0.26 0.08 0.63 0.70 0.78 0.82 0.87
7.0 -1.29 0.13 0.57 0.61 0.71 0.87 0.99 0.26 0.10 0.62 0.72 0.82 0.88 0.94
8.0 -1.29 0.13 0.61 0.65 0.76 0.93 1.06 0.26 0.12 0.62 0.73 0.86 0.93 1.01
9.0 -1.29 0.13 0.64 0.69 0.81 1.00 1.13 0.26 0.14 0.62 0.75 0.90 0.98 1.07
10.0 -1.29 0.13 0.68 0.73 0.86 1.05 1.20 0.26 0.15 0.62 0.76 0.94 1.04 1.14
11.0 -1.29 0.14 0.71 0.77 0.90 1.11 1.26 0.26 0.16 0.63 0.79 0.98 1.09 1.21
12.0 -1.29 0.14 0.74 0.80 0.94 1.16 1.32 0.26 0.17 0.64 0.82 1.03 1.15 1.28
13.0 -1.29 0.14 0.77 0.82 0.97 1.20 1.36 0.26 0.17 0.67 0.86 1.08 1.21 1.35
14.0 -1.29 0.14 0.78 0.84 0.99 1.23 1.40 0.26 0.17 0.70 0.90 1.13 1.26 1.40
15.0 -1.29 0.14 0.80 0.86 1.01 1.25 1.42 0.26 0.17 0.74 0.94 1.17 1.31 1.45
16.0 -1.29 0.14 0.81 0.87 1.02 1.27 1.45 0.26 0.16 0.79 0.99 1.22 1.35 1.49
17.0 -1.29 0.14 0.82 0.88 1.04 1.29 1.47 0.26 0.15 0.84 1.04 1.26 1.39 1.52
18.0 -1.29 0.14 0.83 0.89 1.05 1.31 1.50 0.26 0.14 0.90 1.09 1.30 1.42 1.55
b. L, M, S parameters and percentile distributions for Region 2 BMD
NON BLACK
Females Males
Age L S 3rd 10th M 50th 90th 97th L S 3rd 10th M 50th 90th 97th
6.0 0.88 0.09 0.57 0.61 0.70 0.79 0.83 -0.68 0.08 0.60 0.64 0.71 0.80 0.85
7.0 0.84 0.09 0.58 0.63 0.72 0.81 0.85 -0.68 0.09 0.63 0.66 0.74 0.83 0.89
8.0 0.78 0.10 0.60 0.64 0.74 0.83 0.88 -0.68 0.09 0.65 0.69 0.77 0.87 0.93
9.0 0.72 0.10 0.61 0.66 0.76 0.86 0.91 -0.68 0.09 0.67 0.71 0.80 0.92 0.98
10.0 0.62 0.10 0.64 0.69 0.79 0.90 0.96 -0.68 0.10 0.70 0.74 0.84 0.97 1.04
11.0 0.47 0.11 0.67 0.73 0.85 0.97 1.04 -0.68 0.10 0.73 0.78 0.88 1.02 1.10
12.0 0.27 0.11 0.73 0.79 0.92 1.07 1.15 -0.68 0.11 0.76 0.81 0.93 1.07 1.16
13.0 0.06 0.12 0.79 0.86 1.01 1.19 1.29 -0.68 0.11 0.79 0.85 0.97 1.14 1.24
14.0 -0.12 0.13 0.83 0.90 1.07 1.27 1.39 -0.68 0.12 0.83 0.89 1.03 1.21 1.32
15.0 -0.26 0.13 0.86 0.94 1.12 1.34 1.47 -0.68 0.12 0.87 0.93 1.08 1.29 1.41
16.0 -0.38 0.14 0.89 0.97 1.16 1.40 1.54 -0.68 0.13 0.91 0.98 1.15 1.37 1.51
17.0 -0.47 0.14 0.91 0.99 1.19 1.44 1.60 -0.68 0.13 0.95 1.02 1.21 1.45 1.61
18.0 -0.54 0.14 0.93 1.01 1.21 1.48 1.65 -0.68 0.14 0.99 1.07 1.27 1.54 1.72
BLACK
Females Males
age L S 3rd 10th M 50th 90th 97th L S 3rd 10th M 50th 90th 97th
6.0 -1.03 0.10 0.59 0.62 0.71 0.82 0.88 -1.53 0.07 0.68 0.71 0.77 0.85 0.89
7.0 -1.03 0.10 0.62 0.66 0.75 0.87 0.95 -1.29 0.08 0.70 0.73 0.81 0.91 0.97
8.0 -1.03 0.10 0.66 0.70 0.80 0.93 1.01 -1.08 0.09 0.71 0.75 0.84 0.97 1.04
9.0 -1.03 0.11 0.70 0.75 0.85 0.99 1.08 -0.89 0.10 0.72 0.76 0.87 1.01 1.10
10.0 -1.03 0.11 0.75 0.80 0.91 1.06 1.16 -0.69 0.11 0.73 0.78 0.90 1.06 1.16
11.0 -1.03 0.11 0.80 0.85 0.98 1.14 1.25 -0.44 0.13 0.74 0.80 0.94 1.12 1.23
12.0 -1.03 0.11 0.85 0.90 1.04 1.22 1.34 -0.15 0.14 0.76 0.83 1.00 1.20 1.31
13.0 -1.03 0.11 0.88 0.94 1.09 1.28 1.41 0.17 0.14 0.79 0.87 1.05 1.27 1.39
14.0 -1.03 0.12 0.91 0.97 1.12 1.33 1.46 0.49 0.15 0.81 0.91 1.11 1.34 1.46
15.0 -1.03 0.12 0.93 0.99 1.15 1.36 1.50 0.81 0.14 0.83 0.94 1.16 1.39 1.51
16.0 -1.03 0.12 0.95 1.01 1.17 1.39 1.53 1.13 0.14 0.86 0.98 1.21 1.44 1.55
17.0 -1.03 0.12 0.96 1.03 1.19 1.41 1.56 1.46 0.14 0.90 1.03 1.27 1.49 1.60
18.0 -1.03 0.12 0.98 1.04 1.21 1.44 1.59 1.79 0.13 0.94 1.08 1.33 1.54 1.64
c. L, M, S parameters and percentile distributions for Region 3 BMD
NON BLACK
Females Males
Age L S 3rd 10th M 50th 90th 97th L S 3rd 10th M 50th 90th 97th
6.0 -0.25 0.07 0.66 0.68 0.75 0.82 0.85 0.32 0.05 0.68 0.71 0.76 0.81 0.84
7.0 -0.25 0.07 0.67 0.70 0.77 0.85 0.89 0.32 0.06 0.70 0.73 0.79 0.86 0.90
8.0 -0.25 0.08 0.69 0.72 0.80 0.88 0.93 0.32 0.07 0.71 0.75 0.83 0.91 0.96
9.0 -0.25 0.08 0.71 0.74 0.83 0.92 0.97 0.32 0.08 0.74 0.78 0.87 0.97 1.02
10.0 -0.25 0.08 0.73 0.77 0.86 0.97 1.03 0.32 0.09 0.77 0.82 0.92 1.04 1.10
11.0 -0.25 0.09 0.77 0.82 0.92 1.04 1.11 0.32 0.10 0.80 0.85 0.97 1.10 1.17
12.0 -0.25 0.10 0.81 0.87 0.99 1.14 1.22 0.32 0.10 0.82 0.88 1.01 1.15 1.23
13.0 -0.25 0.12 0.85 0.92 1.07 1.25 1.35 0.32 0.10 0.85 0.92 1.05 1.21 1.29
14.0 -0.25 0.12 0.89 0.96 1.13 1.33 1.45 0.32 0.10 0.88 0.95 1.10 1.26 1.34
15.0 -0.25 0.13 0.92 1.00 1.18 1.40 1.53 0.32 0.11 0.92 0.99 1.14 1.31 1.41
16.0 -0.25 0.13 0.95 1.03 1.22 1.45 1.59 0.32 0.11 0.96 1.03 1.19 1.37 1.47
17.0 -0.25 0.13 0.98 1.06 1.25 1.49 1.63 0.32 0.11 1.00 1.08 1.25 1.43 1.53
18.0 -0.25 0.13 1.00 1.09 1.28 1.53 1.67 0.32 0.11 1.04 1.12 1.30 1.49 1.59
BLACK
Female Males
age L S 3rd 10th M 50th 90th 97th L S 3rd 10th M 50th 90th 97th
6.0 -0.82 0.09 0.65 0.69 0.77 0.88 0.94 -0.59 0.06 0.73 0.75 0.82 0.89 0.92
7.0 -0.82 0.09 0.69 0.72 0.81 0.93 0.99 -0.59 0.07 0.75 0.78 0.86 0.94 0.99
8.0 -0.82 0.09 0.73 0.77 0.86 0.98 1.05 -0.59 0.08 0.77 0.81 0.89 0.99 1.05
9.0 -0.82 0.09 0.77 0.81 0.92 1.04 1.12 -0.59 0.08 0.79 0.83 0.93 1.04 1.11
10.0 -0.82 0.09 0.82 0.87 0.98 1.11 1.19 -0.59 0.09 0.81 0.86 0.96 1.10 1.17
11.0 -0.82 0.09 0.88 0.93 1.05 1.19 1.28 -0.59 0.10 0.83 0.88 1.00 1.15 1.24
12.0 -0.82 0.09 0.93 0.98 1.11 1.26 1.35 -0.59 0.11 0.84 0.90 1.03 1.20 1.30
13.0 -0.82 0.09 0.97 1.03 1.15 1.31 1.41 -0.59 0.12 0.86 0.92 1.07 1.26 1.37
14.0 -0.82 0.09 1.00 1.06 1.19 1.35 1.45 -0.59 0.12 0.87 0.94 1.10 1.32 1.45
15.0 -0.82 0.09 1.02 1.08 1.21 1.38 1.48 -0.59 0.13 0.89 0.96 1.14 1.37 1.52
16.0 -0.82 0.09 1.04 1.09 1.23 1.40 1.50 -0.59 0.14 0.91 0.98 1.18 1.43 1.60
17.0* -0.82 0.09 1.05 1.11 1.24 1.42 1.52
18.0* -0.82 0.09 1.06 1.12 1.26 1.43 1.53
*

too few male subjects in this age range