Analysis of Bone Mineral Density/Content of Paratroopers and Hoopsters

Table 5

BMC (g) of the different anatomical locations in subgroup II.

Variables	Paratroopers^a ()	Hoopsters^b ()	Controls^c ()
Calcaneus	23.85 ± 2.98	32.95 ± 9.03^a,c	22.82 ± 3.15
First metatarsal	6.46 ± 0.81	7.59 ± 1.88^a,c	5.64 ± 0.93
Second metatarsal	3.55 ± 0.43	4.22 ± 0.73^a,c	3.34 ± 0.36
Third metatarsal	2.67 ± 0.50	2.61 ± 0.88	2.17 ± 0.96
Fourth metatarsal	2.65 ± 0.39^c	2.50 ± 0.64	2.01 ± 0.29
Fifth metatarsal	3.43 ± 0.55	3.51 ± 0.89	2.57 ± 0.47
Lumbar spine (L1–L4) L1	14.19 ± 1.06	17.20 ± 2.97^a,c	12.49 ± 1.47
L2	15.74 ± 1.02	19.84 ± 3.83^a,c	14.02 ± 1.01
L3	18.93 ± 2.27	22.50 ± 4.24^c	14.88 ± 1.95^a,b
L4	19.16 ± 2.57	23.70 ± 4.22^a,c	16.09 ± 1.45
Ltotal	68.02 ± 6.46	83.24 ± 14.95^a,c	57.47 ± 4.81
Left femoral neck	4.89 ± 1.73	6.29 ± 1.94	4.51 ± 0.67
Left hip	40.86 ± 7.54	53.28 ± 7.56^a,c	38.67 ± 5.12
Right femoral neck	5.36 ± 1.63	6.73 ± 1.51^c	4.14 ± 0.39
Right hip	42.96 ± 7.42	53.68 ± 7.50^a,c	38.44 ± 4.88

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