Musculoskeletal and bone health characteristics in young men: A comparison of low and high bone mineral density

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World J Orthop. May 18, 2026; 17(5): 116330
Published online May 18, 2026. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i5.116330

Table 3 Comparison of trunk composition and bone health between young men with low and high bone mineral density, mean ± SD

	Low BMD (n = 20)	High BMD (n = 20)	P value
Trunk fat mass (g)	6652.34 ± 1486.67	7915.93 ± 1333.12	P < 0.01
Trunk lean mass (g)	21137.79 ± 1743.09	24192.21 ± 1778.35	P < 0.001
Trunk bone mineral content (g)	558.32 ± 43.96	828.76 ± 49.82	P < 0.001
Trunk fat-free mass (g)	21696.12 ± 1773.10	25020.98 ± 1789.99	P < 0.001
Trunk overall mass (g)	28348.46 ± 2740.03	32936.90 ± 2463.52	P < 0.001
Trunk fat percentage (%)	23.31 ± 3.44	24.55 ± 3.09	P > 0.05
Left subcostal bone area (cm²)	129.31 ± 12.73	138.28 ± 12.35	P < 0.05
Left subcostal bone mineral content (g)	80.73 ± 8.93	108.37 ± 13.76	P < 0.001
Left subcostal bone mineral density (g/cm²)	0.62 ± 0.03	0.78 ± 0.04	P < 0.001
Right subcostal bone area (cm²)	133.21 ± 15.68	142.44 ± 12.28	P < 0.05
Right subcostal bone mineral content (g)	81.04 ± 10.62	110.69 ± 11.10	P < 0.001
Right subcostal bone mineral density (g/cm²)	0.61 ± 0.04	0.78 ± 0.04	P < 0.001
Thoracic vertebral bone area (cm²)	126.90 ± 9.92	138.77 ± 11.72	P < 0.01
Thoracic vertebral bone mineral content (g)	97.53 ± 10.83	138.70 ± 13.19	P < 0.001
Thoracic vertebral bone mineral density (g/cm²)	0.77 ± 0.05	1.00 ± 0.06	P < 0.001
Lumbar vertebral bone area (cm²)	60.09 ± 5.75	65.47 ± 8.49	P < 0.05
Lumbar vertebral bone mineral content (g)	58.20 ± 7.41	78.39 ± 10.03	P < 0.001
Lumbar vertebral bone mineral density (g/cm²)	0.97 ± 0.08	1.20 ± 0.09	P < 0.001
Pelvic bone area (cm²)	235.37 ± 23.82	286.78 ± 18.20	P < 0.001
Pelvic bone mineral content (g)	240.84 ± 22.26	392.60 ± 32.14	P < 0.001
Pelvic bone mineral density (g/cm²)	1.03 ± 0.06	1.37 ± 0.10	P < 0.001

BMD: Bone mineral density.

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Citation: Feng Y, Liu SN, Xu SJ, Feng YZ, Yu HP, Zheng RL, Wei JX, Sun QH, Zhong Y, Ma JZ. Musculoskeletal and bone health characteristics in young men: A comparison of low and high bone mineral density. World J Orthop 2026; 17(5): 116330
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v17.i5.116330

Feng Y, Liu SN, Xu SJ, Feng YZ, Yu HP, Zheng RL, Wei JX, Sun QH, Zhong Y, Ma JZ. Musculoskeletal and bone health characteristics in young men: A comparison of low and high bone mineral density. World J Orthop 2026; 17(5): 116330 [DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i5.116330]

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