Comparisons of BMD at the lumbar spine, femur neck and total hip between North Korean refugee women and South Korean women
| Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm2) | P value | Femur neck BMD (g/cm2) | P value | Total hip BMD (g/cm2) | P value | |
| Premenopausal | ||||||
| NORNS (n=70) | 0.952±0.10 | <0.001 | 0.735±0.08 | 0.477 | 0.881±0.13 | 0.737 |
| KUMC (n=210) | 1.001±0.12 | 0.741±0.10 | 0.884±0.10 | |||
| Postmenopausal | ||||||
| NORNS (n=52) | 0.760±0.11 | <0.001 | 0.610±0.10 | <0.001 | 0.774±0.11 | 0.002 |
| KUMC (n=156) | 0.861±0.12 | 0.653±0.09 | 0.808±0.10 | |||
Data are expressed as mean±SD.
BMD, Bone Mineral Density; KUMC, Korea University Medical Centre; NORNS, North Korea Refugee Health in South Korea.