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Table 4 Correlation coefficients among the BMD values measured at each site

From: The clinical necessity of a distal forearm DEXA scan for predicting distal radius fracture in elderly females: a retrospective case-control study

 

Femoral neck

Total hip

Lumbar spine

One-third radius

Ultradistal radius

Group 1

 Femoral neck

1

**0.990

*0.296

**0.437

0.031

 Total hip

 

1

*0.203

**0.441

0.037

 Lumbar spine

  

1

*0.132

−0.030

 One-third radius

   

1

**0.624

 Ultradistal radius

    

1

Propensity-matched group 2

 Femoral neck

1

**0.980

**0.523

**0.603

0.078

 Total hip

 

1

**0.562

**0.617

0.099

 Lumbar spine

  

1

*0.171

0.043

 One-third radius

   

1

.

**0.645

 Ultradistal radius

    

1

  1. * p < 0.05; significant difference by the Pearson correlation test
  2. ** p < 0.01; significant difference by the Pearson correlation test