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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 29.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Res. 2011 Apr;69(4):293–298. doi: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e31820b937d

Table 4.

Mean height standardised z-score and confidence interval for each bone outcome by age group, epilepsy diagnosis and mobility level

LS aBMD Right FN aBMD TBBMC
Age group (Yrs)
 4–8 −1.40 [−3.14, 0.33] −1.00 [−3.09, 1.10] 0.26 [−1.10, 1.62]
 >8–14.5 −1.21 [−2.73, 0.31] −1.63 [−3.23,−0.04] −0.39 [−1.57, 0.79]
 >14.5–20 0.46 [−1.24, 2.15] −1.31 [−3.11, 0.47] 0.19 [−1.10, 1.49]
 >20–31 1.11 [−0.84, 3.06] −3.07 [−5.02,−1.12] 0.08 [−1.27, 1.44]
Epilepsy
 No −1.40 [−3.14, 0.33] −1.00 [−3.09, 1.10] 0.26 [−1.10, 1.62]
 Yes −1.73 [−3.37,−0.09] −2.32 [−2.64,−2.00] −0.01 [−1.31, 1.30]
Mobility
 Unaided −0.30 [−1.75, 1.14] 0.01 [−1.98, 2.00] 0.63 [−0.61, 1.87]
 Assistance −0.59 [−2.11, 0.92] −1.95 [−3.07, 0.81] −1.71 [−0.28, 2.04]
 Wheelchair −1.40 [−3.14, 0.33] −1.00 [−3.09, 1.10] 0.26 [−1.10, 1.62]

The reference groups used in the models were the “CT” mutation group, the “walks unaided” mobility group and the “no epilepsy” group.