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

Table 4

Correlation coefficients of bone mineral density (BMD) from different sites.

	Skull	Clavicle	Lumbar vertebra	Femoral neck
All individuals
Clavicle	0.555
Lumbar vertebra	0.550	0.621
Femoral neck	0.425	0.601	0.730
Femoral diaphysis	0.359	0.606	0.560	0.543
Men
Clavicle	0.576
Lumbar vertebra	0.601	0.637
Femoral neck	0.549	0.549	0.827
Femoral diaphysis	0.492	0.417	0.540	0.455
Women
Clavicle	0.461
Lumbar vertebra	0.423	0.428
Femoral neck	n.s.	0.594	0.518
Femoral diaphysis	n.s.	0.674	0.474	0.575

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