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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: Relationship between spine osteoarthritis, bone mineral density and bone turn over markers in post menopausal women

Variable

All subjects (N = 277)

 

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

58.7 ± 7.7

Age of menopause (years)

47.30 ± 5.28

Weight (kg)

71.38 ± 11.60

Height (m)

1,56 ± 0,06

BMI (Kg/m2)

29.08 ± 4.35

Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm2)

0.966 ± 0.159

Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2)

0.848 ± 0.130

Femoral trochanter BMD (g/cm2)

0.693 ± 0.120

Total femoral BMD (g/cm2)

0.892 ± 0.134

CTX I

0.49 ± 0.25

Osteocalcin

24.56 ± 13.65

 

n

%

Prevalence of osteoporosis

84

31,2

Prevalence of spine osteoarthritis

245

88.44

  1. BMD: bone mineral density
  2. BMI: body mass index
  3. DSN: disc space narrowing
  4. CTX: C-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type I collagen