Table 1: Relationship between serum estradiol concentration and bone mineral density in lumbar vertebra, femur and distal radius.
|
Serum estradiol concentration |
|
|
ρ |
p-value |
Lumbar vertebra |
0.45 |
0.082 |
Femoral neck |
0.53 |
0.034 |
Distal radius |
0.69 |
< 0.001 |
Spearman's correlation coefficients between bone mineral density and serum estradiol concentration were calculated in the athlete group as a pilot study.