Table I.
Baseline characteristics of the patients in all studied groups
Parameter | Control group | Nurse assisted group | Counselled group | Biochemical group |
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Age, mean ± SD [years] | 68.7 ±10.05 | 67.83 ±10.67 | 67.9 ±10.09 | 63.03 ±10.03 |
BMI, mean ± SD [kg/m2] | 28.24 ±4.6 | 27.74 ±3.81 | 28.29 ±4.49 | 25.63 ±3.07 |
Neck BMD, mean ± SD [g/cm2] | 0.653 ±0.056 | 0.667 ±0.072 | 0.639 ±0.067 | 0.642 ±0.087 |
Neck T-score, mean ± SD | −2.86 ±0.451 | −2.75 ±0.608 | −2.96 ±0.571 | −2.96/0.643 |
L2-L4 BMD, mean ± SD [g/cm2] | 0.799 ±0.13 | 0.818 ±0.148 | 0.769 ±0.433 | 0.784 ±0.129 |
L2-L4 T-score, mean ± SD | −1.9 ±0.81 | −1.7 ±0.91 | −1.5 ±0.89 | −2.0 ±0.8 |
Vertebral fractures [%/n] | 13/4 | 6/2 | 41/12 | 19/6 |
Hip fractures [%/n] | 0/0 | 0.03/1 | 0/0 | 0.03/1 |
Forearm fractures [%/n] | 28.1/9 | 45.1/14 | 44.8/13 | 1.29/4 |
Smoking [%/n] | 20/6 | 10/4 | 10/2 | 20/5 |
Glucocorticoids [%/n] | 12.5/4 | 9.7/3 | 17.2/5 | 0.03/1 |