Table 1.

Data at the onset of the study in relation to anthropometric parameters, fracture history, medication use and bone mineral density values (T-score) in the Intervention and Control groups

Variable	Intervention (n = 30)	Control (n = 30)	p-value
Age, years	74.57 ± 4.82	73.40 ± 4.61	0.342*
BMI, kg/m2	24.39 ± 4.49	26.51 ± 5.32	0.100*
Fracture history, n (%)	13 (43.3)	16 (53.3)	0.438***
Medication used for OP, n	2.37 ± 1.50	2.30 ± 0.88	0.498**
Hypnotics/Antidepressants, n (%)	6 (20.0)	7 (23.3)	0.754***
Diuretics, n (%)	14 (46.7)	16 (53.3)	0.606***
Lumbar spine, T-score	−2.83 ± 1.07	−2.62 ± 1.12	0.470**
Femur neck, T-score	−2.70 ± 0.75	−2.75 ± 0.90	0.821**
Total femur, T-score	−2.10 ± 1.26	−2.10 ± 1.09	0.990**

Data expressed in means ± SD or percentage

BMI: body mass index, OP: Osteoporosis

*Student’s t-test

**Mann-Whitney test

***Chi-square test