Table 2.

Bone mineral density in ASD versus typically developing control groups

Age, sex, height, race/ethnicity adjusted BMD Z-score	ASD n = 9	Control n = 9	P value	BMI Z-score adjusted p value
Lumbar Spine	−0.79 (0.31)	0.05 (1.20)	0.047	0.020
Femoral neck	−1.57 (0.93)	−0.01 (0.95)	0.014	0.002
Total hip	−2.2 (1.03)	0.01 (1.68)	0.006	0.002

Bold values are statistically significant (p < 0.05)

Values are presented as median and inter quartile range IQR or n (%). Wilcoxon rank sum test was used for comparing continuous variables