Table 1 DXR-BMD and estimated mean annual change in DXR-BMD (i.e. normal HBL/year) in 1485 Danish men and 2541 Danish women

18–29

32

0.666 (0.06)

–0.00012

–0.00095 to 0.00071

–0.02

30–34

35

0.671 (0.06)

–0.00060

–0.00128 to 0.00007

–0.09

35–39

45

0.679 (0.05)

–0.00098

–0.00153 to –0.00042

–0.1

40–44

71

0.660 (0.05)

–0.00135

–0.00179 to –0.00090

–0.2

45–49

98

0.668 (0.05)

–0.00172

–0.00206 to –0.00138

–0.3

50–54

133

0.653 (0.05)

–0.00202

–0.00235 to –0.00184

–0.3

55–59

209

0.636 (0.05)

–0.00247

–0.00269 to –0.00225

–0.4

60–64

198

0.623 (0.06)

–0.00284

–0.00309 to –0.00259

–0.5

65–69

211

0.602 (0.06)

–0.00321

–0.00354 to –0.00288

–0.5

70–74

213

0.594 (0.06)

–0.00358

–0.00401 to –0.00316

–0.6

75–79

140

0.572 (0.06)

–0.00396

–0.00450 to –0.00342

–0.7

80–84

68

0.563 (0.06)

–0.00432

–0.00499 to –0.00367

–0.8

85–93

32

0.534 (0.08)

–0.00470

–0.00548 to –0.00392

–0.8

Total

1485

0.619 (0.07)

18–29

41

0.597 (0.05)

0.00416

0.00268 to 0.00564

0.7

30–34

51

0.599 (0.04)

0.00123

0.00031 to 0.00213

0.2

35–39

84

0.601 (0.05)

– 0.00066

–0.00122 to –0.00009

–0.1

40–44

116

0.589 (0.04)

– 0.00224

–0.00260 to –0.00189

–0.4

45–49

131

0.592 (0.05)

–0.00351

–0.00379 to –0.00323

–0.6

50–54

185

0.569 (0.05)

–0.00437

–0.00470 to –0.00411

–0.8

55–59

322

0.541 (0.05)

–0.00513

–0.00543 to –0.00483

–0.9

60–64

311

0.513 (0.06)

–0.00548

–0.00575 to –0.00521

–1.0

65–69

430

0.486 (0.06)

–0.00552

–0.00577 to –0.00527

–1.1

70–74

394

0.460 (0.05)

–0.00525

–0.00559 to –0.00492

–1.1

75–79

307

0.440 (0.05)

–0.00468

–0.00525 to –0.00410

–1.0

80–84

123

0.411 (0.05)

–0.00380

–0.00472 to –0.00288

–0.9

85–93

46

0.400 (0.06)

–0.00261

–0.00397 to –0.00124

–0.7

Total

2541

0.505 (0.08)