Table 3.

BMD Data (means ± SD).

	Blacks (n = 26) Min - Max	Whites (n = 41) Min - Max	Hispanics (n = 36) Min - Max	All (n = 103) Min – Max
t-scores	1.49 ± 1.36a,b −1.60 – 3.80 n = 22	0.72 ± 1.07a −2.80 – 3.00 n = 39	0.04 ± 0.99 −1.60 – 2.70 n = 28	0.70 ± 1.25 −2.80 – 3.80 n = 89
z-scores	−0.28 ± 1.13 −1.30 – 1.30 n = 4	−0.05 ± 0.07 −0.10 – 0.00 n = 2	0.89 ± 1.41 −1.50 – 3.20 n = 8	0.42 – 1.30 −1.50 – 3.20 n = 14
BMD (g/cm2)	1.27 ± 0.12c 0.99 – 1.52	1.22 ± 0.11d 0.90 – 1.46	1.18 ± 0.08 1.03 – 1.43	1.22 ± 0.11 0.90 – 1.52

^aBlacks (p = .000) and Whites (p = .002) > Hispanics;

^bBlacks (p =.010) > Whites;

^cBlacks > Whites (p = .015) and Hispanics (p = .000);

^dWhites (p = .044) > Hispanics

Note: A t-score between −1.0 and −2.5 suggests osteopenia. A t-score −2.5 or lower suggests osteoporosis.