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Table 2 BUA (dB/MHz) by age and sex

From: Screening for low bone mass with quantitative ultrasonography in a community without dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: population-based survey

Age stratum (y)

Men

Women

40–49

87.2 ± 18.0

82.8 ± 15.3

50–59

84.4 ± 18.4

77.2 ± 16.3

60–69

80.9 ± 20.4

66.0 ± 14.8

70–79

76.6 ± 20.9

59.9 ± 15.5

≥80

73.6 ± 19.1

56.2 ± 14.6

  1. Data are the mean ± SD. On statistical analysis, p ≤ 0.001 for men versus women in all age strata, and p ≤ 0.001 for the trend on simple linear regression for men and women.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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