Oral prescription group (n = 50) | Intravenous drip group (n = 90) | p value | |
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Age (years) | 76 ± 7.9 | 80 ± 6.4 | 0.200a |
Height (cm) | 153 ± 4.2 | 150 ± 5.3 | 0.015a |
Weight (kg) | 54.8 ± 8.9 | 50.2 ± 7.6 | 0.023a |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25 ± 4.0 | 24.1 ± 3.6 | 0.201a |
BMD: femur (g/cm2) | 0.464 ± 0.035 | 0.491 ± 0.052 | 0.538a |
BMD: lumbar spine (g/cm2) | 0.585 ± 0.042 | 0.552 ± 0.028 | 0.052a |
Previous fracture (n) | 5 | 10 | 0.158b |
Incidence ratio of fracture (n) | 0 | 2 | 0.205b |
Adverse drug reactions (n) | 2 | 0 | 0.204b |