Table 3 Comparisons of bone mineral density of 569 women according to education level

L2-4 BMD

0.62 ± 0.29^{a, b, c}

0.74 ± 0.19

0.77 ± 0.17

0.76 ± 0.33

Femoral Neck BMD

0.64 ± 0.19

0.61 ± 0.24

0.62 ± 0.24

0.64 ± 0.21

Trochanter BMD

0.49 ± 0.18^c

0.53 ± 0.19

0.56 ± 0.16

0.61 ± 0.12

Ward's triangle BMD

0.45 ± 0.17^c

0.49 ± 0.18

0.49 ± 0.20

0.58 ± 0.10

Osteoporosis (%)

72 (34.4)^{a, b, c}

62 (27.9)^{d, e}

17 (21.5)

11(18.6)