Need info on Bone Mineral Density
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>I'm working on a few research projects that include bone mineral density
>as a dependent variable (L1-L4 lumbar bone mineral density, assessed via
>densitometry). For most subjects I have both the absolute BMD number (in
>grams/cm^2) and the standard deviation of this density compared with age-
>and sex-matched norms. However, for several subjects I have only the BMD
>number -- not the standard deviation of the subject's BMD value.
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>Can someone direct me to a table or some other source that presents the
>mean and standard deviation of L1-L4 lumbar BMD values broken down by sex
>and age? Ideally I'd like to find a chart set up something like this:
Have you considered contacting companies such as Hologic who manufacture
the equipment? I'm assuming that the Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
technique is relevant to your research.
Hope this helps.
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