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Table 1 Characteristics of the subjects (N = 567).

From: Appendicular bone mass and knee and hand osteoarthritis in Japanese women: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Mean

SD

Range

Age (years)

64.2

9.6

40–89

Height (cm)

149.8

6.0

129.0–166.5

Weight (kg)

52.4

8.8

31.6–98.8

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.3

3.4

15.6–42.8

Stiffness indexa

70.1

13.3

38–123

mBMDb (mmAl)

2.23

0.34

1.41–3.07

  1. a: Stiffness index was measured in 557 women. b: metacarpal bone mineral density