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Table 5. Pearson correlation coefficients between DXA BMD measurements and QUS parameters.

	L1-L4 BMD	Femoral neck BMD	Total hip BMD	Radial SOS	Tibial SOS	Phalangeal SOS
QUI	0.409	0.350	0.412	0.138	0.164	0.074
QUI	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.001	p=0.033	p=0.011	p=0.359
BUA	0.364	0.305	0.363	0.087	0.171	0.072
BUA	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.001	p=0.182	p=0.008	p=0.376
SOS	0.422	0.358	0.411	0.169	0.155	0.085
SOS	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.001	p=0.009	p=0.016	p=0.295
eBMD	0.416	0.352	0.413	0.136	0.167	0.074
eBMD	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.001	p=0.035	p=0.010	p=0.358
Radial SOS	0.159	0.065	0.050		0.161	0.346
Radial SOS	p=0.014	p=0.319	p=0.438		p=0.012	p<0.001
Tibial SOS	0.238	0.259	0.248			0.219
Tibial SOS	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.001			p=0.006
Phalangeal	0.034	0.026	-0.17
Phalangeal	p=0.675	p=0.747	p=0.830
DXA: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; BMD: Bone mineral density; QUS: Quantitative ultrasound; SOS: Speed of sound; QUI: Quantitative Ultrasound Index;BUA: Broadband ultrasound attenuation; eBMD: Estimated heel BMD.