Analysis of Bone Mineral Density/Content of Paratroopers and Hoopsters

Table 3

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

Variables	Paratroopers^a ()	Hoopsters^b ()	Controls^c ()
Calcaneus	32.00 ± 2.79	37.50 ± 4.71^a,c	31.95 ± 2.85
First metatarsal	12.59 ± 1.58	13.40 ± 2.88	11.55 ± 1.46
Second metatarsal	8.30 ± 0.81	8.86 ± 1.06	8.11 ± 0.51
Third metatarsal	6.91 ± 0.69	7.93 ± 1.10	7.22 ± 0.44
Fourth metatarsal	7.08 ± 0.49	7.94 ± 0.48	7.42 ± 0.77
Fifth metatarsal	9.54 ± 0.48	10.57 ± 1.01	9.17 ± 1.08
Lumbar spine (L1–L4) L1	14.19 ± 0.95	15.38 ± 1.43	14.26 ± 1.19
L2	15.16 ± 1.18	16.36 ± 1.48	15.32 ± 0.49
L3	17.17 ± 2.12	18.12 ± 1.52	16.27 ± 1.63
L4	18.10 ± 0.98	19.78 ± 2.00^a	18.30 ± 0.63
Ltotal	64.61 ± 4.83	69.64 ± 6.27	64.15 ± 3.18
Left femoral neck	5.15 ± 1.32	5.27 ± 1.17	5.35 ± 0.26
Left hip	41.21 ± 4.19	44.07 ± 4.28	40.72 ± 2.17
Right femoral neck	5.21 ± 1.14	5.78 ± 0.76	4.99 ± 0.46
Right hip	41.57 ± 3.03	45.03 ± 4.12	40.91 ± 3.26

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