Table 2.
Bone turnover: BMD parameters (mg/cm2) between M0 and M12
| Bone | Men <70
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Men >70
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Women <70
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Women >70
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo | DHEA | Placebo | DHEA | Placebo | DHEA | Placebo | DHEA | |
| Neck | +7 (−8, +37) | +7 (−9, +31) | +1 (−10, +15) | +4 (−14, +32) | −9 (−16, +18) | +13 (+1, +30)* | +6 (−7, +36) | +5 (−8, +32) |
| Trochanter | +1 (−12, +16) | +5 (−6, +12) | +6 (−12, 15) | 0 (−13, +2) | −3 (−14, +17) | +2 (−13, 12) | −4 (−14, +6) | +4 (−11, +15) |
| Intertrochanter | +9 (−22, +32) | −2 (−28, +21) | −2 (−27, +28) | +6 (−12, +22) | −5 (−23, +23) | +1 (−8, +23) | −2 (−31, +13) | +15 (−18, +30) |
| Total hip | +13 (−8, +27) | +8 (−21, +22) | +7 (−8, +21) | +10 (−10, +23) | +9 (−13, +24) | +6 (−4, +28) | +4 (−13, +21) | +13 (−1, +27) |
| Ward's | +20 (−31, +59) | +8 (−21, +22) | +5 (−14, +33) | +10 (−24, +19) | −23 (−40, +6) | +4 (−19, +25)* | −5 (−25, +24) | −1 (−30, +10) |
| Upper radius | 0 (−12, +10) | −9 (−19, +8) | +4 (−8, +21) | −3 (−19, +10) | −6 (−18, +8) | 0 (−15, +12) | −10 (−19, +5) | +4 (−8, +14)* |
| Mid radius | +1 (−12, +10) | −5 (−16, +10) | −4 (−18, +7) | −1 (−9, +6) | −4 (−20, +9) | −8 (−22, +0) | −9 (−23, +6) | +1 (−8, +14) |
| Proximal radius | −3 (−18, +7) | −2 (−14, +10) | −1 (−12, +7) | −1 (−10, +1) | −1 (−12, +4) | −3 (−14, +4) | −5 (−12, +6) | +2 (−7, +13) |
| Total radius | 0 (−12, +8) | −4 (−20, +6) | −1 (−12, +7) | −1 (−10, +1) | −6 (−17, +4) | −7 (−22, +6) | −11 (−20, +5) | +2 (−5, +10)* |
Data are given as median (1st, 3rd quartiles). *, P < 0.05 vs. placebo group of same age and same gender.