Table 1 BMD and Z scores in AIS patients
From: Relationship between bone density and bone metabolism in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
| Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm2) | 0.9 +/−0.1 |
| Lumbar spine Z scores (±SD) | −1.2 +/−1.1 |
| Right femoral neck BMD (g/cm2) | 0.8 +/−0.1 |
| Right femoral neck Z score (±SD) | −0.8 +/−0.9 |
| Right proximal femur BMD (g/cm2) | 0.8 +/−0.1 |
| Right proximal femur Z score (±SD) | −0.8 +/−0.9 |
| Left femoral neck BMD (g/cm2) | 0.7 +/−0.1 |
| Left femoral neck Z score (±SD) | −0.8 +/−0.9 |
| Left proximal femur BMD (g/cm2) | 0.8 +/−0.1 |
| Left proximal femur Z score (±SD) | −0.9 +/−0.8 |
| The lowest femur Z score (±SD) | −1.2 +/−0.9 |