Relationship between Body Mass Index and T-Scores of Bone Mineral Density in the Hip and Spine Regions among Older Adults with Diabetes: A Retrospective Review

Table 3

Pearson’s correlations between BMD levels, T-scores, and sex.

Bone parameters	Men ()	Women ()	values
Right femoral neck
BMD (g/cm^2)	0.784 ± 0.1323	0.7127 ± 0.1422	≤0.028
T-score	−1.029 ± 0.1035	−1.270 ± 1.2662	≤0.402
Total right hip region
BMD (g/cm^2)	0.921 ± 0.1407	0.8263 ± 0.1524	≤0.007
T-score	−0.714 ± 0.9759	−0.998 ± 1.1996	≤0.298
Left femoral neck
BMD (g/cm^2)	0.766 ± 0.1428	0.702 ± 0.1355	≤0.042
T-score	−1.167 ± 1.0947	−1.350 ± 1.2129	≤0.510
Total left hip region
BMD (g/cm^2)	0.911 ± 0.1511	0.819 ± 0.1443	≤0.007
T-score	−0.762 ± 1.0447	−1.048 ± 1.1505	≤0.278
Lumbar 1 vertebra
BMD (g/cm^2)	0.983 ± 0.1717	0.861 ± 0.1465	≤0.001
T-score	−0.668 ± 1.5981	−1.224 ± 1.3278	≤0.078
Lumbar 2 vertebra
BMD (g/cm^2)	1.037 ± 0.2041	0.8912 ± 0.1539	≤0.001
T-score	−0.481 ± 1.886	−1.302 ± 1.4101	≤0.016
Total lumbar region
BMD (g/cm^2)	1.047 ± 0.1794	0.8911 ± 0.1482	≤0.001
T-score	−0.367 ± 1.6788	−1.460 ± 1.3160	≤0.001

Values are presented as mean ± SD.