Table 3 Rate of BMD Change for Individual Tarsals and Metatarsals (N = 60)

1^st Metatarsal

298 ± 54

-1.98 (0.79)

0.015*

-3.57, -0.40

2^nd Metatarsal

401 ± 66

-1.24 (1.07)

0.259

-3.38, 0.89

3^rd Metatarsal

374 ± 60

-1.62 (0.92)

0.082

-3.46, 0.21

4^th Metatarsal

365 ± 66

-1.53 (1.04)

0.149

-3.62, 0.57

5^th Metatarsal

371 ± 70

-1.23 (0.95)

0.203

-3.14, 0.68

1^st Cuneiform

272 ± 53

-1.54 (0.96)

0.115

-3.47, 0.39

2^nd Cuneiform

315 ± 51

-1.38 (0.76)

0.074

-2.90, 0.14

3^rd Cuneiform

259 ± 47

-0.97 (0.58)

0.103

-2.13, 0.20

Cuboid

202 ± 37

-1.25 (0.57)

0.032*

-2.39, -0.11

Navicular

310 ± 58

-1.46 (0.86)

0.093

-3.18, 0.25

Talus

294 ± 49

-2.54 (0.68)

0.0005*

-3.91, -1.17

Calcaneus

207 ± 41

-2.03 (0.53)

0.0004*

-3.09, -0.96