Table 4 BMC values per skeletal site for AIS braced (AIS-B), AIS not-braced (AIS) and control (CON) groups

Arms

314.7 ± 74.6

324.4 ± 53.6

314.8 ± 33.2

0.85

0.84

Legs

911.4 ± 174.1

968.9 ± 195.2

963.7 ± 134.9

0.58

0.12

Pelvis

314.5 ± 75.7

347.4 ± 98.7

352.2 ± 64.6

0.36

0.16

Femur neck axis

2.1 ± 0.3^a

2.3 ± 0.3

2.4 ± 0.34^a

0.03

0.01

Femur neck

4.5 ± 0.1^a

4.9 ± 0.6

5.1 ± 0.6^a

0.06

0.02

Femur shaft

16.4 ± 2.0

16.9 ± 1.8

17.5 ± 2.0

0.24

0.05

Ward’s triangle

2.1 ± 0.5^a

2.4 ± 0.5

2.5 ± 0.5^a

0.11

.033

Spine-L1-L4

67.3 ± 13.0

67.5 ± 12.0

67.5 ± 10.2

0.99

0.55

Total body

2543.2 ± 522.5

2662.7 ± 502.1

2655.3 ± 323.8

0.71

0.27