Table 2.
Information accessed from the women with PLO
| The number of vertebral fractures | proportion (%) |
|---|---|
| > 5 | 13/27 (48%) |
| 4 | 6/27 (22%) |
| 3 | 3/27 (11%) |
| 2 | 2/27 (7%) |
| 1 | 3/27 (11%) |
| Time until diagnosis | |
| ≥16 weeks | 11/27 (41%) |
| ≥12 weeks | 13/27 (48%) |
| Nontraumatic fracture a | 21/24 (88%) |
| Time of fracture | |
| During pregnancya | 3/24 (13%) |
| ≤8 weeks postpartumb | 10/21 (48%) |
| ≤12 weeks postpartumb | 16/21 (76%) |
| Method of diagnosis a | |
| MRI | 14/24 (58%) |
| X-ray | 6/24 (25%) |
| CT | 4/24 (17%) |
| BMD test postpartum a | 24/24 (100%) |
| BMD results a | |
| Very low | 20/24 (83%) |
| Low and very low | 23/24 (96%) |
| Treatment after diagnosis a | |
| Vitamin D3/Calcium supplementation/Both | 23/24 (96%) |
| Specific treatment for osteoporosis | 16/24 (67%) |
PLO pregnancy- and lactation-induced osteoporosis, BMD bone mineral density, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, CT computed tomography
aThe numbers and percentiles were calculated out of the 24 women who replied to this section
bThe numbers and percentiles were calculated out of the 21 women with fractures postpartum