(a)

Parameter	AA (114)	AG (80)	GG (6)
Age years	61.6 ± 10.9	61.2 ± 9.8	69.5±12
BMD hip g/cm2	0.461 ± 0.15	0.443 ± 0.16	0.726 ± 0.55
T score	−2.7 ± 1.27	−2.75 ± 0.96	−1.1 ± 2.5
Z score	−1.33 ± 0.96	−1.21 ± 0.92	−0.15 ± 2.7
BMD spine g/cm2	0.686 ± 0.13	0.689 ± 0.11	0.915 ± 0.53
T score	−3.2 ± 1.0	−3.14 ± 0.96	−1.1 ± 2.7
Z score	−1.92 ± 1	−1.72 ± 1.4	−2.35 ± 0.5
No. of fractures (%)	38 (33.3)	25 (31.25)	3 (50)

AA: homozygous for A allele, AG: heterozygous allele, and GG: homozygous for G allele.