A Study on Bone Mass in Elderly Chinese Foot-Binding Women

Table 8

Comparison of 𝑇 values ​ ​of the lumbar spine and hip 𝑇 values ​ ​in the different age groups between normal foot group and foot-binding group.

Grouping	Lumbar 𝑇 value		𝑇	𝑃	Hip 𝑇 value		𝑇	𝑃
	Foot-binding group	Normal foot group			Foot-binding group	Normal foot group
Group below 70	−2.94 ± 0.57	−2.96 ± 1.16	0.029	0.977	−1.73 ± 0.69	−1.40 ± 1.21	−0.669	0.511
Group of 71–75	−3.29 ± 1.07	−3.21 ± 1.00	−0.291	0.773	−1.85 ± 0.93	−1.84 ± 0.84	−0.020	0.984
Group of 76–80	−3.35 ± 1.01	−2.69 ± 0.84	−1.540	0.137	−1.93 ± 0.65	−1.44 ± 0.68	−1.672	0.108
Group above 81	−3.15 ± 0.61	−2.75 ± 0.21	−0.852	0.442	−1.98 ± 0.69	−1.55 ± 0.78	−0.692	0.527