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. 2024 Mar 4;16(3):9813. doi: 10.4081/dr.2024.9813

Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of patients who suffered a fragility fracture versus those who did not.

Variable Fragility fracture (n=6) No fracture (n=40) p
Mean daily prednisolone dose, mg (SD) 14.85 (7.1) 14.32 (6.2) 0.84
High-dose prednisolone (>7.5mg) for ≥ 3 months, No. (%) 4 (66.7%) 34 (85.0%) 0.28
Antiresorptive therapy, No. (%) 0 (0.0%) 17 (42.5%)
<<<Alendronate, 70 mg/week 13 (32.5%) 0.04
<<<Risedronate, 35 mg/week 3 (7.5%)
<<<Denosumab, 60 mg 6mthly 1 (2.5%)
Calcium/vitamin D supplementation*, No (%) 3 (50.0%) 34 (85.0%) 0.04
Baseline BMD (NOF)
<<<Normal (T score >-1.0) 5 (83.3%) 12 (30%) 0.03
<<<Abnormal (T score<-1.0) 1 (16.7%) 28 (70%)