Table 3: Bone Mineral Content (BMC) According to Birth Weight

Men Women
Lowest Third Birth Weight Middle Third Birth Weight Highest Third Birth Weight Lowest Third Birth Weight Middle Third Birth Weight Highest Third Birth Weight
Femoral Neck BMC
Current smoker 4.49 (0.55) 5.20 (1.03) 5.26 (0.77) 3.89 (0.78) 4.04 (0.70) 3.96 (0.65)
n = 23 n = 24 n = 26 n = 15 n = 17 n = 13
Ex-smoker 4.87 (0.75) 5.00 (0.80) 5.11 (0.78) 3.92 (0.64) 4.06 (0.71) 3.98 (0.72)
n = 83 n = 81 n = 91 n = 50 n = 42 n = 39
Never smoked 4.97 (0.79) 5.05 (0.86) 5.03 (0.67) 3.75 (0.61) 3.89 (0.73) 3.90 (0.61)
n = 51 n = 67 n = 49 n = 130 n = 100 n = 60
p = 0.01 (p = 0.07 adjusted) p = 0.19 (p = 0.29 adjusted)
Total Femoral BMC  
Current smoker 44.7 (7.3) 50.0 (8.7) 51.8 (9.7) 31.6 (4.3) 33.0 (6.2) 35.3 (7.7)
n = 23 n = 24 n = 26 n = 15 n = 17 n = 13
Ex-smoker 46.3 (8.6) 48.9 (8.0) 49.2 (8.0) 32.4 (5.9) 33.8 (6.2) 32.9 (5.1)
n = 83 n = 81 n = 91 n = 50 n = 42 n = 39
Never smoked 48.4 (8.5) 48.8 (7.3) 48.4 (8.0) 31.4 (5.8) 32.2 (6.0) 33.5 (5.4)
n = 51 n = 67 n = 91 n = 130 n = 100 n = 60
p = 0.01 (p = 0.06 adjusted) p = 0.98 (p = 0.69 adjusted)
Lumbar Spine BMC
Current smoker 73.1 (11.4) 79.2 (12.9) 75.2 (13.3) 57.9 (8.1) 58.6 (12.1) 63.3 (21.9)
n = 23 n = 24 n = 25 n = 15 n = 17 n = 10
Ex-smoker 74.5 (15.2) 78.5 (14.9) 80.9 (17.0) 57.9 (13.2) 60.1 (12.0) 57.4 (15.5)
n = 84 n = 81 n = 92 n = 49 n = 40 n = 39
Never smoked 75.8 (16.3) 79.3 (15.7) 75.3 (16.9) 54.0 (12.5) 57.5 (14.1) 58.7 (11.3)
n = 50 n = 67 n = 49 n = 121 n = 95 n = 57
p = 0.69 (p = 0.96 adjusted) p = 0.98 (p = 0.98 adjusted)

Figures given are mean BMC (g) with standard deviations in parentheses. P-values given are for the interaction between current smoker and birth weight, with and without adjusting for age, BMI, dietary calcium, social class and HRT use and years since menopause in women.