Clinical Study

The Relationship between Cortisol and Bone Mineral Density in Competitive Male Cyclists

Table 2

Means, standard deviations, and 95% confidence intervals for BMD ( ).

VariableMSD95% CI

g/cm2
 Lumbar spine1.033 0.12[0.988, 1.077]
 Total hip0.971 0.12[0.928, 1.015]
 Femoral neck0.817 0.12[0.772, 0.860]
 Femoral trochanter0.738 0.10[0.700, 0.861]
T-scores
 Lumbar spine−0.511.08[−0.92, −0.11 ]
 Total hip−0.350.77[−0.64, −0.06]
 Femoral neck−0.810.87[−1.14, −0.49]
 Femoral trochanter−0.300.78[−0.59, −0.003]