Bone Mineral Density in Adult Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Assessed by Both DXA and QCT

Table 2

LS measurements by DXA in the study population and gender distribution.

Variable		All			Males			Females
		T1DM; ()	CG; ()		T1DM; ()	CG; ()		T1DM; ()	CG; ()
LS
Total	BMD (g/cm2)			0.018			0.004			0.654
	-score			0.001			0.002			0.285
L1	BMD (g/cm^2)			0.004			0.006			0.710
	-score			0.001			0.003			0.241
L2	BMD (g/cm^2)			0.019			0.014			0.355
	-score			0.006			0.003			0.303
L3	BMD (g/cm^2)			0.020			0.010			0.987
	-score			0.007			0.004			0.469

Data are expressed as ; : number of patients; BMD: bone mineral density; LS: lumbar spine; L1: lumbar vertebrae 1; L2: lumbar vertebrae 2; L3: lumbar vertebrae 3.