Table 3.
Relationship between fat mass tertile and BMD, LM in elderly women of Amirkola, Iran (N=356).
| Variables |
Fat group1 (n=118)
Mean ± SD |
Fat group2 (n=119)
Mean ± SD |
Fat group3 (n=119)
Mean ± SD |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMD.Spine g/cm2) | .74924±.1247 | .80087±.1217 | .83862±.1208 | 0.000 |
| BMD.Femur (g/cm2) | .60561±.0869 | .66582±.0930 | .69966±.0915 | 0.000 |
| BMD.Whole (g/cm2) | .85467±.0883 | 88318±.0832 | .91605±0850 | 0.000 |
| Fat (g) | 20171.750±2714.36 | 25941.467±1289.33 | 31481.792±2762.75 | 0.000 |
| Lean. Fat | 1.4938±.2466 | 1.2331±.1273 | 1.0795±.1188 | 0.000 |
| Lean (g) | 29627.554±3216.04 | 31926.969±3055.93 | 33786.028±2934.38 | 0.000 |