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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects before/after corrections

From: Once-weekly teriparatide increases bone mineral density in the distal 1/10 radius, but not in the distal 1/3 radius

 

Correction

Before

After

 

1/10 distal radius

1/3 distal radius

Number of patients

9

5

7

Age (years)

80.4 ± 8.3

80.2 ± 10.2

80.0 ± 8.9

Height (cm)

146.3 ± 8.0

147.0 ± 9.3

146.4 ± 9.0

Body weight (kg)

47.7 ± 7.9

50.9 ± 7.1

48.8 ± 7.1

BMI (kg/m2)

22.4 ± 4.4

23.9 ± 5.3

23.0 ± 4.6

Number of vertebral fractures

3.0 ± 2.4

3.6 ± 2.7

3.6 ± 2.4

  1. BMI, body mass index.