Table 3.

Mean changes (±SD) in bone mineral density (BMD g/cm²) of lumbar spine (L1–L4) and total hip at baseline 12 and 24 months displayed for the matched pairs of compliant and non-compliant patients during therapy (N = 42)

	Time in months	Compliance
		No (N = 21)		Yes (N = 21)		Total (N = 42)
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Lumbar spine L1–L4 (g/cm2)	0	1.050	0.129	1.091	0.144	1.070	0.137
	12	1.032	0.124	1.063	0.143	1.047	0.133
	24	1.029	0.138	1.069	0.159	1.049	0.148
Total hip (g/cm2)	0	0.968	0.102	0.930	0.102	0.949	0.103
	12	0.952	0.093	0.905	0.109	0.929	0.103
	24	0.937	0.088	0.894	0.129	0.916	0.111