Lumbar bone mineral density (BMD), bone mineral content (BMC) and bone area data for the preterm small for gestational age (SGA) and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) groups and term controls
| Preterm groups | Term controls AGA (n=17) | p Value SGA v Term | p Value AGA v Term | p Value SGA v AGA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGA (n=15) | AGA (n=43) | ||||||||||
| BMD (g/cm2) | 0.19 (0.05) | 0.17 (0.04) | 0.30 (0.07) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.093 | |||||
| BMC (g) | 1.35 (0.34) | 1.24 (0.34) | 2.03 (0.50) | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.223 | |||||
| Bone area (cm) | 7.01 (0.64) | 7.47 (1.21) | 6.94 (0.87) | 0.345 | 0.024 | 0.075 | |||||
Data presented as mean (SD).