Table 3.
BMD (g/cm2) and T-score at pre-intervention (pre), post-intervention (post) and % of change from pre to post in the intervention (ES) and control groups
| Region BMD | Intervention (n = 5) |
Control (n = 3) |
U Pre GE – pre–control | U Δ GE – Δ Control | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Δ (%) | Pre | Post | Δ (%) | |||
| Leg | 1.19 (0.12) | 1.16 (0.08) | −2.92 (5.14) | 1.44 (0.17) | 1.38 (0.04) | −3.34 (8.58) | 2 | 7 |
| Femoral neck† | 0.79 (0.14) | 0.72 (0.08) | −7.56 (7.24) | 0.96 (0.15) | 0.88 (0.16) | −8.34 (2.48) | 1 | 5 |
| Trochanteric† | 0.70 (0.14) | 0.62 (0.09) | −9.94 (6.86) | 0.83 (0.01) | 0.77 (0.07) | −8.12 (7.75) | 2 | 5 |
| Intertrochanteric† | 1.05 (0.19) | 0.98 (0.13) | −5.86 (5.01) | 1.22 (0.15) | 1.21 (0.09) | −0.95 (8.28) | 2 | 4 |
| Ward's triangle† | 0.65 (0.16) | 0.59 (0.09) | −6.47 (13.68) | 0.86 (0.29) | 0.79 (0.27) | −7.74 (1.01) | 2 | 2 |
| Whole hip† | 0.92 (0.16) | 0.85 (0.11) | −6.99 (5.19) | 1.08 (0.03) | 1.07 (0.04) | −0.42 (6.23) | 2 | 1 |
| Lumbar area† | 0.91 (0.07)* | 0.95 (0.11) | 3.47 (5.54) | 1.23 (0.1) | 1.26 (0.15) | 2.08 (3.79) | 0 | 4 |
| T-score | Pre | Post | U Pre GE – Pre Control | Pre | Post | U Pre–post GE – pre–post control | ||
| Femoral neck† | −1.55 (1.49) | −2.31 (0.83) | 2 | 0.28 (1.67) | −0.48 (1.87) | 4.5 | ||
| Trochanteric† | −0.73 (1.67) | −1.79 (1.10) | 2 | 0.68 (0.04) | 0.7 (0.5) | 1 | ||
| Intertrochanteric† | −1.02 (1.67) | −1.78 (1.03) | 2.5 | 0.18 (0.18) | 0.08 (0.81) | 3 | ||
| Ward's triangle† | −1.51 (1.48) | −2.08 (0.95) | 3 | 0.9 (3.18) | 0.25 (3.04) | 2 | ||
| Whole hip† | −0.97 (1.66) | −1.8 (1.04) | 2 | 0.48 (0.39) | 0.3 (0.5) | 3 | ||
| Lumbar area† | −1.56 (0.5)* | −1.36 (0.94) | 0 | 1.3 (0.85) | 1.55 (1.34) | 5 | ||
Values are expressed as mean (±SD).
Δ (%), Percentage of change in BMD.
*Compared to control P < 0.05.
†n = 2 in control group.