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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants (n = 62).

From: No association between the aluminium content of trabecular bone and bone density, mass or size of the proximal femur in elderly men and women

 

Mean (SD)

Range

Age (years)

 

38 – 93

Aluminium ng/g dw

1262 (1377)

58 – 6435

log Aluminium

2.9 (0.4)

1.8 – 3.8

Weight (kg)

70 (14)

44 – 102

Height (m)

1.67 (0.09)

1.49 – 1.9

BMI (Kg/m 2 )

24.6 (3.4)

19 – 32

Creatinine (μmol/l)

92 (20)

64 – 187

Creatinine clearance (ml/minute)

50 (19)

19 – 93

BMD femoral neck (g/cm 2 )

0.81 (0.18)

0.46 – 1.25

BMC femoral neck (g)

4.20 (1.23)

1.96 – 7.25

BMD total hip (g/cm 2 )

0.86 (0.19)

0.54 – 1.29

BMC total hip (g)

30.3 (8.1)

15.0 – 49.7

Width femoral neck (cm)

5.2 (0.7)

3.0 – 6.6

Area femoral neck (cm 2 )

34.9 (4.0)

26.6 – 46.4