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Table 2 The relationship between different indexes in panoramic radiographs and vertebral and femoral T-scores

From: Digital panoramic radiography and CBCT as auxiliary tools for detection of low bone mineral density in post-menopausal women: a cross-sectional study

 

Vertebral T-score

Femoral T-score

r

P-value

r

P-value

MI

Right

0.350

0.034

0.365

0.026

Left

0.367

0.025

0.410

0.012

PMI

Right

0.269

0.107

0.125

0.461

Left

0.244

0.146

0.176

0.298

AI

Right

0.532

0.001

0.460

0.004

Left

0.394

0.046

0.289

0.083

MCI

Right

-0.241

0.152

-0.148

0.380

Left

-0.238

0.157

-0.120

0.480

TP

Right

-0.404

0.013

-0.507

0.001

Left

-0.369

0.025

-0.485

0.002

  1. MI: mental index
  2. PMI: panoramic mandibular index
  3. AI: antegonial index
  4. MCI: mandibular cortical index
  5. TP: trabecular pattern