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Table 2 Mean BMDs at the Lumbar Spine and Femur for each Age and Sex groups

From: Normative data of bone Mineral Density in healthy population of Tehran, Iran: A Cross sectional study

Measurement Site

Mean BMD in femur (gr/cm2)

Mean BMD in Lumbar Spine(gr/cm2)

Age group

Women

Men

Women

Men

20–29

0.962 ± 0.132

1.098 ± 0.15

**1.198 ± 0.1132

1.209 ± 0.132

30–39

1.022 ± 0.122

1.042 ± 0.146

1.206 ± 0.1249

1.216 ± 0.1414

40–49

0.968 ± 0.120

1.009 ± 0.144

1.158 ± 0.148

1.202 ± 0.176

50–59

0.9179 ± 0.120

0.966 ± 0.206

1.024 ± 0.178

1.120 ± 0.129

60–69

0.833 ± 0.111

0.935 ± 0.105

0.982 ± 0.161

1.117 ± 0.155

  1. ** Mean ± SD