Table 1 Anthropometric and BMD characteristics of the population studied (values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation)

Age (years)

68 ± 11

81 ± 6

85 ± 9

*0.009

**0.001

BMI (Kg/m²)

33.27 ± 5,15

27,91 ± 5,93

29,73 ± 5,74

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Femoral neck BMD (gHA/cm2)

0.72 ± 0.19

0.52 ± 0.11

0.47 ± 0.03

–

Total hip BMD (gHA/cm2)

0.89 ± 0.14

0.77 ± 0.169

0.62 ± 0.103

–

Femoral neck T-score

−1.39 ± 1.41

−3.10 ± 0.87

−3.40 ± 0.26

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Total hip T-score

−0.76 ± 0.79

−1.68 ± 1.07

−2.63 ± 0.83

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