Clinical Study

A Study on Bone Mass in Elderly Chinese Foot-Binding Women

Table 7

The lumbar spine and femoral neck bone mineral density (normal foot group ; foot-binding group ).

value (L1–L4) value (femoral neck)

Normal foot group−3.02 ± 1.01−1.615 ± 0.966.8390.000
Foot-binding group−3.257 ± 0.96−1.870 ± 0.798.3490.000