Similarities and Differences in Bone Mineral Density between Multiple Sites in the Same Individual: An Elderly Cadaveric Study

Table 3

Relationship between bone marrow density (BMD) of each site and age.

	value
	All individuals ()	Men ()	Women ()
Skull	−0.261	n.s.	n.s.
Clavicle	−0.490	n.s.	−0.572
Lumbar vertebra	−0.420	−0.470	n.s.
Femoral neck	−0.455	−0.468	−0.376
Femoral diaphysis	−0.507	n.s.	−0.673

The numbers indicate Pearson’s product rate correlation coefficient. ; n.s.: not significant.