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Table 2 Auxological evaluation and bone status in CF, compared to the control group

From: Bone and body composition analyzed by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) in clinical and nutritional evaluation of young patients with Cystic Fibrosis: a cross-sectional study

 

CF patients

Control subjects

p

82

82

 

Age (mean ± SD)

13.5 ± 5.6

12.9 ± 5.9

0.59

Height Z score

-0.42 ± 0.96

-0.46 ± 0.95

0.09

BMI Z score

-0.004 ± 1.28

0.11 ± 1.01

0.1

Lumbar spine BMD (Z score ± SD)

-1.18 ± 1.16

-0.67 ± 0.92

< 0.0001

Lumbar spine BMAD (mean ± SD)

0.17 ± 0.03

0.19 ± 0.02

0.002