Table 4 Skeletal measures of participants stratified by age in the FORMEN baseline study, 2007-2008
Index | All age groups | 65-69 years | 70-74 years | 75-79 years | 80 years and older | P for trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMD (g/cm2 ) | ||||||
LS | 1.026 ± 0.191 | 1.022 ± 0.177 | 1.023 ± 0.185 | 1.030 ± 0.199 | 1.042 ± 0.226 | 0.1877 |
TH | 0.878 ± 0.126 | 0.901 ± 0.124 | 0.880 ± 0.121 | 0.864 ± 0.129 | 0.841 ± 0.130 | <0.0001 |
FN | 0.740 ± 0.116 | 0.763 ± 0.117 | 0.741 ± 0.111 | 0.720 ± 0.114 | 0.715 ± 0.118 | <0.0001 |
TR | 0.684 ± 0.112 | 0.702 ± 0.109 | 0.685 ± 0.107 | 0.674 ± 0.117 | 0.651 ± 0.119 | <0.0001 |
BMC (g) | ||||||
LS | 54.3 ± 13.3 | 54.2 ± 12.1 | 54.2 ± 13.4 | 54.5 ± 14.1 | 54.4 ± 14.4 | 0.7020 |
TH | 36.5 ± 6.1 | 37.4 ± 6.3 | 36.5 ± 5.8 | 36.0 ± 5.9 | 35.2 ± 6.3 | <0.0001 |
FN | 3.9 ± 0.6 | 4.0 ± 0.6 | 3.9 ± 0.6 | 3.8 ± 0.6 | 3.8 ± 0.7 | <0.0001 |
TR | 8.9 ± 2.5 | 9.2 ± 3.5 | 8.9 ± 1.8 | 8.8 ± 1.8 | 8.5 ± 2.0 | <0.0001 |
Area (cm2 ) | ||||||
LS | 51.9 ± 5 | 52.2 ± 4.6 | 51.8 ± 5.1 | 52.0 ± 5.1 | 50.9 ± 5.2 | 0.0039 |
TH | 41.6 ± 3.5 | 41.5 ± 3.6 | 41.5 ± 3.4 | 41.7 ± 3.3 | 41.8 ± 3.6 | 0.1959 |
FN | 5.3 ± 0.4 | 5.2 ± 0.3 | 5.3 ± 0.4 | 5.3 ± 0.3 | 5.3 ± 0.3 | 0.0801 |
TR | 13.0 ± 2.0 | 13.1 ± 2.7 | 13.0 ± 1.5 | 13.0 ± 1.5 | 13.1 ± 1.6 | 0.6968 |
Biochemical marker of bone turnover | ||||||
OC (ng/ml) | 4.8 (3.2, 6.5) | 4.5 (2.6, 6.1) | 4.8 (3.2, 6.5) | 5.0 (3.5, 6.8) | 5.4 (4.0, 6.9) | <0.0001 |
ucOC (ng/ml) | 2.9 (1.5, 5.4) | 2.7 (1.5, 4.9) | 2.9 (1.6, 5.4) | 3.0 (1.6, 5.7) | 3.4 (1.8, 6.4) | <0.0001 |
TRACP-5b (mU/dl) | 212.3 (121.7, 370.4) | 200.2 (115.0, 348.7) | 211.0 (120.2, 370.5) | 212.3 (122.0, 369.3) | 254.0 (152.5, 423.3) | <0.0001 |