Analysis of Bone Mineral Density/Content of Paratroopers and Hoopsters

Table 2

BA (cm²) of the different anatomical locations in subgroup I.

Variables	Paratroopers^a ()	Hoopsters^b ()	Controls^c ()
Calcaneus	34.49 ± 3.83	36.66 ± 2.61^c	31.26 ± 3.32
First metatarsal	12.78 ± 0.88	13.54 ± 1.41	11.46 ± 0.74
Second metatarsal	8.37 ± 0.94	9.04 ± 1.28^c	7.76 ± 0.85
Third metatarsal	7.79 ± 1.13	8.27 ± 0.98	7.30 ± 0.70
Fourth metatarsal	7.95 ± 0.83	8.41 ± 1.15	7.42 ± 0.87
Fifth metatarsal	10.85 ± 1.14	10.24 ± 1.35	9.73 ± 1.28
Lumbar spine (L1–L4) L1	13.97 ± 1.70	16.43 ± 1.05^a,c	13.96 ± 0.83
L2	15.39 ± 0.10	17.50 ± 2.06^a,c	14.84 ± 1.17
L3	17.16 ± 1.31	19.09 ± 2.74^c	16.54 ± 1.31
L4	18.67 ± 1.15	22.54 ± 2.39^a,c	18.17 ± 2.15
Ltotal	65.19 ± 4.40	75.56 ± 7.56^a,c	63.51 ± 4.52
Left femoral neck	6.10 ± 1.50	5.64 ± 0.38	5.64 ± 0.37
Left hip	40.78 ± 3.35	47.11 ± 4.14^a,c	39.64 ± 3.77
Right femoral neck	6.77 ± 1.30^b,c	5.46 ± 0.42	5.45 ± 0.43
Right hip	42.79 ± 3.0	46.53 ± 3.95^c	38.46 ± 4.89

Note. Data are means ± SD; ^asignificantly different with paratroopers, ; ^bsignificantly different with hoopsters, ; ^csignificantly different with controls, .