Table 2: Correlation between T-score and quantitative ultrasound scan parameter values with socio-demographic data (N=450).

Variables T-score BUA SOS SI eBMD
Age (years), r -0.173** -0.170** -0.156** -0.176** -0.175**
Menopausal age (years), rs 0.090 0.135 0.043 0.124 0.108
Menopausal duration (years), rs -0.207** -0.194** -0.192** -0.212** -0.208**
BMI (kg/m2), rs 0.188** 0.200** 0.159** 0.201** 0.196**
Waist to hip ratio, r 0.099* 0.139** 0.069 0.126** 0.113*

BUA, broadband ultrasound attenuation; SOS, speed of the sound; SI, stiffness index; eBMD, estimated bone mineral density; BMI, body mass index. *P<0.05, **P<0.01