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Table 3 Average BMD and T-scores across Anatomic Locations +/- Standard Deviation

From: Opportunistic hand radiographs to screen for low forearm bone mineral density: a prospective and retrospective cohort study

 

Average BMD (g/cm3)

(± SD)

Average T-score

(± SD)

Most Distal Forearm

0.36 (0.06)

-1.75 (1.73)

1/3 Forearm

0.60 (0.08)

-1.23 (1.34)

Total Forearm

0.49 (0.07)

-1.51 (1.52)

Femoral Neck

0.71 (0.11)

-1.16 (0.94)

Hip

0.83 (0.13)

-0.83 (1.02)

Spine

0.95 (0.16)

-0.84 (1.42)