Table 2.
Pathology | Normal distributiona | Correlation with BMD spine | p | Correlation with BMD hip | p |
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Spondylosis deformans | |||||
Spondylophytes spine | no | −0.349 | <0.01 | −0.077 | n.s. |
Grade 1 | no | −0.341 | <0.01 | −0.072 | n.s. |
Grade 2 | no | −0.345 | <0.01 | −0.048 | n.s. |
Grade 3 | no | −0.197 | <0.05 | 0.003 | n.s. |
Osteochondrosis | |||||
Disc height (mm) | yes | −0.332 | <0.01 | −0.307 | <0.01 |
Air inclusions | no | −0.341 | <0.01 | −0.113 | n.s. |
Schmorl nodules | no | −0.246 | <0.01 | −0.176 | 0.046 |
Endplate sclerosis | no | 0.147 | 0.09 | 0.085 | n.s. |
Spondylarthrosis | |||||
Highest grade | no | −0.223 | <0.01 | −0.080 | n.s. |
Average grade | no | −0.220 | <0.05 | −0.077 | n.s. |
Number | no | −0.219 | <0.05 | −0.072 | n.s. |
Vertebral body height (mm) | yes | 0.139 | 0.11 | 0.008 | n.s. |
aKolmogorov-Smirnov test, if normal distribution assumed: Pearson correlation coefficient, if not: Spearman correlation (ρ)