Table 4.
Pearson’s correlation coefficients between total BPAQ and hip structural analysis parameters
| Young women (n = 60) | Middle-aged premenopausal women (n = 52) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | Significance | r | Significance | |
| Dominant leg | ||||
| Hip strength index | − 0.045 | 0.732 | − 0.022 | 0.877 |
| Buckling ratio | − 0.119 | 0.365 | − 0.159 | 0.266 |
| Section modulus (mm3) | − 0.229 | 0.078 | 0.245 | 0.080 |
| CSMI (mm4) | − 0.263 | 0.043* | 0.062 | 0.662 |
| Non-dominant leg | ||||
| Hip strength index | − 0.104 | 0.428 | 0.026 | 0.855 |
| Buckling ratio | − 0.255 | 0.049* | 0.079 | 0.581 |
| Section modulus (mm3) | − 0.266 | 0.040* | 0.225 | 0.109 |
| CSMI (mm4) | − 0.329 | 0.010* | 0.052 | 0.714 |
BPAQ bone-specific physical activity questionnaire, CSMI cross-sectional moment of inertia
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01