Bone Mineral Density in Spinal Cord Injury: An Evaluation of the Distal Femur

Table 4

Correlation between BMD and total mass (g) and % lean inferior limbs.

Variable		BMD DF	BMD TF	BMD FN	BMD LS
Control
Total mass (g)	𝑟	−0.21	0.19	0.46	0.33
	𝑃	0.40	0.43	0.06	0.17
% lean mass IILB*	𝑟	0.47	0.60	0.91	—
	𝑃	0.05	0.07	0.00	—
Patient
Total mass (g)	𝑟	−0.23	−0.14	−0.04	0.20
	𝑃	0.22	0.46	0.80	0.31
% lean mass IILB*	𝑟	0.41	0.15	0.54	—
	𝑃	0.02	0.44	0.22	—

*lean mass IILB: % lean mass inferior limbs.