Table 2.

Changes in BMD values

BMD value	Case 1	Case 2
L-BMD (g/cm2)	0.675	0.662
L-BMD (SD)	−3.6	−3.7
L-BMD after 6 years of treatment (g/cm2)	0.992	0.855
IR of L-BMD after 6 years of treatment	36.6%	29.2%
H-BMD (g/cm2)	0.768	0.794
H-BMD (SD)	−1.4	−1.2
H-BMD after 6 years of treatment (g/cm2)	0.841	0.896
IR of H-BMD after 6 years of treatment	9.5%	12.8%

Abbreviations: BMD, bone mineral density; H-BMD, hip BMD; IR, increasing rate; L-BMD, lumbar BMD; SD, standard deviation.