Table 3

Z-scores in the lumbar spine and the femoral neck over 10 years of time*

Mean Z-scoreInterceptChange/year
Estimate95% CIEstimate95% CIEstimate95% CI
Lumbar spine women0.057−0.100 to 0.213−0.043−0.205 to 0.1190.0390.025 to 0.053
Lumbar spine men−0.053−0.294 to 0.187−0.094−0.365 to 0.1760.0230 to 0.045
Femoral neck women−0.073−0.222 to 0.076−0.082−0.593 to 0.4290.003−0.012 to 0.017
Femoral neck men0.3270.570 to −0.0850.3520.614 to −0.0900.004−0.014 to 0.023
  • Bold text indicates significant associations.

  • *Mixed linear effect models.