Table 2.
Mean age-adjusted annualized rate of bone loss at hip by category of GDS score (<6 vs. ≥6)
Category | N | Mean annualized percent change in bone mineral density (95 % CI)a
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Total hip | Femoral neck | Trochanter | ||
GDS<6 | 2,328 | −0.39 (−0.43, −0.34) | −0.45 (−0.50, −0.39) | −0.34 (−0.39,−0.28) |
GDS ≥6 | 136 | −0.69 (−0.88, −0.51)* | −0.72 (−0.96, −0.48)** | −0.64 (−0.86, −0.43)* |
p≤0.01 (for comparison between subjects scoring <6 on GDS vs. subjects scoring ≥6);
p<0.05
Adjusted for age