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Metabolic Bone Disease in Viral Cirrhosis: A Prospective Study

Table 3

Bone mineral density characteristics of the 46 included patients according to gender.
Gender
Men
Women
Lumbar spine
   
 BMD (g/cm2) 1,05 ± 0,180,89 ± 0,180,007
 T-score −1,19 ± 1,36−2,12 ± 1,300,02
Total hip    
 BMD (g/cm2) 0,94 ± 0,170,81 ± 0,140,01
 T-score −0,68 ± 1,27−1,39 ± 1,160,04
BMD: bone mineral density. Variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.