Table 2.

Severity of new vertebral fractures

Pre-treatment grade	(A) Eldecalcitol			Total	(B) Alfacalcidol			Total
	Final fracture grade				Final fracture grade
	Mild	Moderate	Severe		Mild	Moderate	Severe
Normal (Grade 0)	17	24	11	52	17	31	19	67
	(26.6 %)	(37.5 %)	(17.2 %)	(81.3 %)	(21.3 %)	(38.8 %)	(23.8 %)	(83.8 %)
Mild (Grade 1)	–	5	0	5	–	2	2	4
	–	(7.8 %)	(0.0 %)	(7.8 %)	–	(2.5 %)	(2.5 %)	(5.0 %)
Moderate (Grade 2)	–	1a	6	7	–	–	9	9
	–	(1.6 %)	(9.4 %)	(10.9 %)	–	–	(11.3 %)	(11.3 %)
Total	17	30	17	64	17	33	30	80
	(26.6 %)	(46.9 %)	(26.6 %)	(100 %)	(21.3 %)	(41.3 %)	(37.5 %)	(100 %)

Data are number of patients

^aA patient with incident fracture with vertebral height reduction of 15 % and ≥4 mm but without grade change