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Table 3 BMD in different age groups

From: Bone mineral density reference values in Singaporean adults and comparisons for osteoporosis establishment – The Yishun Study

 

Women

Men

Age group

Singapore

Goh et al.

NHANES

China

Singapore

Thoo et al.

NHANES

China

 

Lumbar Spine

21–30

1.071 ± 0.121

1.035d

1.064 ± 0.106a

1.061 ± 0.124c

1.041 ± 0.098

1.002 ± 0.101e

1.057 ± 0.110a

1.073 ± 0.138c

31–40

1.090 ± 0.168

1.053

1.065 ± 0.110

1.090 ± 0.126

1.040 ± 0.143

0.989 ± 0.117

1.042 ± 0.117

1.072 ± 0.142

41–50

1.084 ± 0.121

1.063

1.056 ± 0.134

1.055 ± 0.128

0.981 ± 0.212

0.941 ± 0.124

1.051 ± 0.129

1.058 ± 0.134

51–60

0.939 ± 0.139

1.024

0.993 ± 0.141

0.932 ± 0.153

1.098 ± 0.174

0.952 ± 0.114

1.053 ± 0.143

1.044 ± 0.132

61–65

0.944 ± 0.128

0.952 ± 0.142

0.846 ± 0.145

1.128 ± 0.223

0.970 ± 0.127

1.070 ± 0.142

1.018 ± 0.165

66–70

0.933 ± 0.172

1.087 ± 0.201

71–75

0.878 ± 0.123

0.902 ± 0.167

0.826 ± 0.156

1.198 ± 0.261

0.947 ± 0.150

1.068 ± 0.177

0.995 ± 0.182

76–80

0.990 ± 0.208

1.143 ± 0.232

81+

0.890 ± 0.124

0.932 ± 0.141

0.871 ± 0.216

1.104 ± 0.162

1.030 ± 0.034f

1.093 ± 0.208

1.020 ± 0.184

YAM

1.093 ± 0.139

   

1.049 ± 0.119

   
 

Whole Body

21–30

1.193 ± .093

1.100 ± 0.079b

1.224 ± 0.112

1.191 ± 0.099b

31–40

1.167 ± 0.126

1.118 ± 0.087

1.198 ± 0.111

1.202 ± 0.103

41–50

1.132 ± 0.116

1.119 ± 0.093

1.148 ± 0.140

1.195 ± 0.106

51–60

1.004 ± 0.094

1.094 ± 0.098

1.140 ± 0.130

1.181 ± 0.108

61–65

1.054 ± 0.096

1.059 ± 0.101

1.152 ± 0.119

1.164 ± 0.110

66–70

1.058 ± 0.140

1.033 ± 0.102

1.175 ± 0.121

1.155 ± 0.111

71–75

1.069 ± 0.072

1.006 ± 0.102

1.219 ± 0.135

1.144 ± 0.111

76–80

1.120 ± 0.184

0.977 ± 0.102

1.226 ± 0.121

1.128 ± 0.111

81+

1.063 ± 0.109

0.937 ± 0.102

1.186 ± 0.075

1.104 ± 0.111

YAM

1.201 ± 0.115

   

1.219 ± 0.119

   
  1. Data presented in mean ± standard deviation
  2. BMD values are in g/cm2
  3. a: Data obtained from Kelly et al. [25]; b: Data obtained from Looker et al. [24]; c: Data obtained from Zhang et al. [20]; d: Data obtained from Goh et al. [13] (data converted from Lunar DXA System to Hologic System using formula provided by Hologic [26]); e: Data obtained from Thoo et al. [27]; f: n = 2