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Table 2 Adjusted1 (in bold) and unadjusted means ± SD, with corresponding P values of bone mineral density (BMD) of each bone site for two groups2 of subjects

From: Cognitive function in relation with bone mass and nutrition: cross-sectional association in postmenopausal women

Bone Site (BMD) (g/cm2)

Group 1

Group 2

P-values

Femoral Neck

0.825

0.822

0.883

 

0.795 ± 0.09

0.838 ± 0.12

0.093

Ward's Triangle

0.731

0.678

0.042

 

0.700 ± 0.11

0.691 ± 0.14

0.820

Trochanter

0.758

0.742

0.776

 

0.719 ± 0.12

0.761 ± 0.13

0.093

Femoral Shaft

1.036

1.041

0.838

 

0.999 ± 0.13

1.057 ± 0.17

0.062

Lumbar Spine3

1.082

1.099

0.659

 

1.057 ± 0.16

1.113 ± 0.21

0.237

Forearm4

0.431

0.445

0.265

 

0.426 ± 0.05

0.448 ± 0.67

0.173

Whole Body

1.083

1.090

0.672

 

1.067 ± 0.08

1.098 ± 0.92

0.101

  1. 1 Adjusted for age, height, weight, total hours of current activity a week, alcohol consumption, and total energy, calcium and sodium intake, 2Groups were stratified to below (Group 1) and above (Group 2) the mean for cognitive function score of 27.9 3BMD of the second, third and fourth lumbar vertebrae 4BMD of the ulna and radius
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