Fig. 1

A comparison of bone mineral density (BMD) in the femurs and lumbar spine across different age groups after matching. Gray bars represent. Group A, and blue bars represent Group B. Error bars indicate the standard error (A). The normal Q-Q plots of BMD to assess the normality of the data in group A (B, C) and group B (D, E). Points close to the diagonal line in the Q-Q plots suggest that the data are approximately normally distributed