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Published in final edited form as: J Strength Cond Res. 2019 May;33(5):1339–1346. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001888

Table 5.

Total and Regional Bone Mineral Density Positional Characteristics mean(±SD)

	OL (n=83)	DL (n=53)	TE (n=30)	LB (n=58)	RB (n=36)	DB (n=78)	WR (n=75)	QB (n=23)	ST (n=31)
Total BMD (g/cm²)	1.63^ab (0.12)	1.65^a (0.11)	1.59^abc (0.11)	1.61^ab (0.10)	1.56^bcd (0.12)	1.54^cd (0.11)	1.51^cd (0.10)	1.56^bcd (0.13)	1.47^d (0.10)
Total BMD z-score	3.4^a (1.1)	3.3^a (0.8)	3.0^ab (1.0)	2.9^ab (0.8)	2.8^ab (1.1)	2.4^b (0.9)	2.1^b (0.7)	2.1^b (0.8)	2.4^ab (0.8)
Total Less Head BMD (g/cm²)	1.48^a (0.12)	1.49^a (0.11)	1.44^ab (0.12)	1.45^ab (0.11)	1.40^abc (0.13)	1.39^bc (0.10)	1.38^bc (0.10)	1.39^bc (0.14)	1.31^c (0.11)
Legs BMD (g/cm²)	1.78^ab (0.13)	1.81^a (0.12)	1.74^abcd (0.12)	1.74^abc (0.12)	1.72^bcde (0.13)	1.70^cde (0.13)	1.66^de (0.13)	1.65^de (0.14)	1.62^e (0.10)
Spine BMD (g/cm²)	1.57^a (0.16)	1.60^a (0.16)	1.51^abc (0.15)	1.54^ab (0.11)	1.47^bc (0.13)	1.45^bc (0.13)	1.42^c (0.13)	1.45^bc (0.14)	1.39^c (0.13)

For each row, if a position does not share a letter it is significantly different at an adjusted (p<0.05),

BMD = bone mineral density, Total Less Head = BMD minus the head, OL= offensive Line, DL = defensive line, TE = tight end, LB = linebacker, RB= running back, DB = defensive back, WR = wide receiver, QB = Quarterback, ST= special teams