Clinical Study

Relationship between Weight, Body Mass Index, and Bone Mineral Density in Men Referred for Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Scan in Isfahan, Iran

Table 2

Anthropometric and densitometric measures of men aged 50 years and older by age group and BMI classification.

Age (year) Mean (SD)
50–5960–6970–79Total

Anthropometric measures
 BMI < 25.0, no. (%) 34 (35.8)30 (31.6)31 (32.6)95 (100.0)
  Weight (kg), mean (SD)63.5 (6.2)67.9 (6.0)60.5 (7.1)***63.9 (7.1)
  Height (cm), mean (SD)168.2 (5.6)171.7 (5.8)164.5 (5.5)***168.1 (6.4)
  BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)22.5 (1.6)23.0 (1.6)22.3 (1.9)22.6 (1.7)
 BMI ≥ 25 no. (%)64 (47.4)46 (34.1)25 (18.5)135 (100.0)
  Weight (kg), mean (SD)81.6 (7.8)80.9 (9.6)77.4 (8.1)**80.6 (8.6)
  Height (cm), mean (SD)169.9 (5.0)167.6 (6.4)165.4 (5.3)**168.3 (5.8)
  BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)28.3 (2.2)28.7 (2.6)28.3 (2.6)28.4 (2.4)
 All BMI group no. (%)98 (42.6)76 (33.0)56 924.3)230 (100.0)
  Weight (kg), mean (SD)75.4 (11.3)75.8 (10.5)68.0 (11.3)***73.7 (11.5)
  Height (cm), mean (SD)169.3 (5.3)169.2 (6.5)164.9 (5.4)***168.2 (6.0)
  BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)26.3 (3.4)26.5 (3.6)25.0 (3.7)*26.0 (3.6)
Densitometry measures
 BMI < 25.0
  Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2)0.82 (0.12)0.80 (0.09)0.73 (0.12)**0.79 (0.12)
  Trochanteric BMD (g/cm2)0.70 (0.10)0.71 (0.08)0.66 (0.11)0.69 (0.10)
  Femoral shaft BMD (g/cm2) 1.03 (0.12)1.01 (0.14)0.98 (0.13)1.01 (0.13)
  L2–L4 BMD (g/cm2)0.97 (0.14)1.05 (0.15)0.98 (0.18)1.00 (0.16)
  Total hip BMD (g/cm2)0.90 (0.10)0.90 (0.10)0.85 (0.11)0.88 (0.11)
 BMI ≥ 25
  Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2)0.85 (0.12)0.83 (0.11)0.73 (0.11)***0.82 (0.12)
  Trochanteric BMD (g/cm2)0.74 (0.11)0.75 (0.10)0.69 (0.15)0.73 (0.11)
  Femoral shaft BMD (g/cm2)1.09 (0.16)1.10 (0.13)0.99 (0.17)**1.07 (0.15)
  L2–L4 BMD (g/cm2)1.07 (0.16)1.09 (0.16)1.16 (0.19) 1.09 (0.17)
  Total hip BMD (g/cm2)0.95 (0.13)0.96 (0.10)0.87 (0.15)*0.94 (0.13)
 All BMI group
  Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2)0.84 (0.12)0.82 (0.10)0.73 (0.12)***0.80 (0.12)
  Trochanteric BMD (g/cm2)0.73 (0.11)0.73 (0.09)0.67 (0.13)**0.72 (0.11)
  Femoral shaft BMD (g/cm2)1.07 (0.15)1.07 (0.14)0.98 (0.15)**1.05 (0.15)
  L2–L4 BMD (g/cm2)1.03 (0.16)1.07 (0.16)1.06 (0.20)1.05 (0.17)
  Total hip BMD (g/cm2)0.93 (0.12)0.93 (0.11)0.86 (0.13)***0.91 (0.12)

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