Table 1 Demographic characteristics, T-scores, and BMD by race
Whites | African Americans | Hispanics | Total | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 441 (13.6%) | 2,417 (75.4%) | 348 (10.9%) | 3,206 | |
Age (years) | 60.4 ± 0.62 | 58.5 ± 0.28 | 56.7 ± 0.67 | 58.6 ± 0.24 | <0.01 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.9 ± 0.30 | 31.3 ± 1.16 | 30.2 ± 0.41 | 30.7 ± 0.87 | NS |
T-score | |||||
Hip | -1.4 ± 0.06 | -0.8 ± 0.04 | -0.9 ± 0.06 | -0.9 ± 0.03 | <0.01 |
Lumbar spine | -1.3 ± 0.02 | -1.4 ± 0.01 | -1.5 ± 0.07 | -1.4 ± 0.07 | NS |
BMD (gm/cm2) | |||||
Hip | 0.777 ± 0.07 | 0.923 ± 0.01 | 0.845 ± 0.01 | 0.899 ± 0.04 | <0.01 |
Lumbar spine | 0.905 ± 0.01 | 0.988 ± 0.01 | 0.880 ± 0.01 | 0.965 ± 0.03 | <0.01 |