Age-related trabecular bone loss is associated with a decline in serum Galectin-1 level

Table 2 Comparison of demographic data, serum Gal-1 levels, and bone mineral density at the femoral neck, total hip, and lumbar spine among men within various age groups

	Group 1 (Age 30–39)	Group 2 (Age 45–54)	Group 3 (Age 65–74)	Group 4 (Age > 80)
Age (yrs)	35.4 ± 2.9	50.5 ± 2.3	68.7 ± 3.7	82.9 ± 2.0
BMI	24.36 ± 4.65	25.00 ± 4.10	24.13 ± 2.48	24.38 ± 2.00
FN BMD (g/cm²)	1.02 ± 0.089	0.93 ± 0.14*	0.83 ± 0.12***^/##	0.78 ± 0.066***^/##
TH BMD (g/cm²)	1.11 ± 0.13	1.05 ± 0.12	1.00 ± 0.13*	0.79 ± 0.15***^/###/$$$
L1–4 BMD (g/cm²)	1.07 ± 0.096	0.97 ± 0.13*	0.92 ± 0.14***	0.85 ± 0.088***^/#
Serum Gal-1 (ng/ml)	26.43 ± 4.25	19.18 ± 5.15***	14.80 ± 3.79***^/##	9.00 ± 2.36***^/###/$$

All data are conveyed as mean ± standard deviation. ^*p < 0.05, ^***p < 0.001, vs. Group 1; ^##p < 0.01, ^###p < 0.001, vs. Group 2; ^$$p < 0.01, ^$$$p < 0.001, vs. Group 3
BMI body mass index, BMD bone mineral density, FN femoral neck, TH total hip, L1-4 L1-L4 lumbar spine

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