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

Table 3

QCT-measured BMD and gender distribution.

Variable QCT		All			Males			Females
		T1DM; ()	CG; ()		T1DM; ()	CG; ()		T1DM; ()	CG; ()
L1	BMD (g/cm3)			0.011			0.001			0.848
	-score			≤0.001			≤0.001			0.199
L2	BMD (g/cm3)			0.017			0.001			0.745
	-score			0.005			0.001			0.445
L3	BMD (g/cm3)			0.002			≤0.001			0.504
	-score			0.005			0.002			0.432

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