Table 4.
Prevalence of patients having low BMD (≤1 SD) or at least one prevalent fracture according to 25(OH)D serum levels
| |
BMD |
Fracture |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | No BP or Vitamin D | All patients | No BP or Vitamin D | |
| 25OHD <10 |
20/46 (43%) |
8/29 (27%) |
8/46 (17%) |
2/27 (7%) |
| 10 < 25OHD <20 |
15/56 (27%) |
5/31 (16%) |
11/53 (21%) |
8/28 (28%) |
| 25OHD >20 | 20/33 (61%) | 4/7 (57%) | 13/34 (38%) | 2/7 (28%) |
BMD, bone mineral density; BP, bisphosphonates. The results are reported for the whole sample and for those patients that had not received BP treatment or vitamin D supplementation.