Table 2.
Spearman rank correlation coefficients between vBMD measurements for males and females
| Sections | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | C2-7 | L2-4 | Number | C2-7 | L2-4 | |
| Middle | 270 | 0.138a | 0.057 | 391 | 0.141b | 0.048 |
| Body | 270 | 0.126a | 0.119 | 391 | 0.078 | 0.070 |
| Angle | 270 | 0.122a | 0.083 | 391 | 0.095 | 0.068 |
p values were for the correlation between mandible and spine analyzed using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient.
a
The correlation was statistically significant (p<0.05).
b
The correlation was statistically significant (p<0.01).