Research Article

Bone Mineral Density in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Table 3

Total body and lumbar spine BMD absolute values and conversion for -score to chronological and bone ages.

PatientTB BMDLS BMDTB CATB BALS CALS BA

10.8080.737−0.30.50.81.5
20.8490.6480.4−1.3−0.3−2.1
31.1671.211−0.5−0.5−0.2−0.2
40.8700.8110.7−0.51.5−0.1
51.0881.0743.50.33.20.2
61.1051.2040.00.00.60.6
70.8550.744−0.5−1.60.2−1.4
81.0201.190−0.2−1.11.70.5
90.9361.001−0.4−1.30.6−0.5
100.9551.0410.10.11.31.3
110.8000.706−0.6−1.80.1−1.5
121.1251.339−0.4−1.51.10.5
130.9120.727−0.1−0.1−1.0−1.0
141.0280.998−1.2−1.9−0.9−1.5

Mean (±SD)0.03 (±1.09)−0.76 (±0.82)0.62 (±1.11)−0.26 (±1.11)

TB BMD: total body BMD absolute values, LS BMD: lumbar spine BMD absolute values, TB CA: total body BMD -score to CA, TB BA: total body BMD -score to BA, LS CA: lumbar spine BMD -score to CA, LS BA: total body BMD -score to BA, and SD: standard deviation.