Your Patient Completes a DXA Scan and the Report Indicates

Your patient completes a DXA scan and the report indicates her left hip bone density has a Z score of -1.4 with a p value of 0.001. You know this means:

A) Your patient's left hip bone density is significantly below average.
B) This is a clinically significant difference.
C) Your patient's left hip bone density is average.
D) Your patient's left hip bone density is significantly above average.