Table 1.

Bone mass measurement results as broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA).

Age Groups	BUA (g/cm2)
	n	Males	n	Females
45	26	60.03 ± 5.99	14	59.62 ± 5.47
50	66	62.74 ± 4.59	78	61.63 ± 5.44
55	59	61.81 ± 5.52	83	58.02 ± 4.07 **
60	81	60.67 ± 4.66	69	56.62 ± 4.77 **
65	59	59.94 ± 6.01	67	54.69 ± 4.16 **
70	10	58.79 ± 5.17	11	52.58 ± 2.03 **
Total	301	61.09 ± 5.32	322	57.79 ± 5.29 **

Data as x ± SD; ** p < 0.01 versus males.