Table II.
The results of the bone status analysis
| Parameter | Premenopausal | Postmenopausal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Untreated SCH (n = 58) | Treated SCH (n = 45) | Value of p | Mean difference (confidence interval 95%) | Untreated SCH (n = 180) | Treated SCH (n = 180) | Value of p | Mean difference (confidence interval 95%) | |
| Phalanx Ad-SoS [m/s] | 2123.42 ±47.23 | 2117.52 ±62.05 | 0.602 | 5.90 (–16.47 to 28.28) | 2039.21 ±73.41 | 2024.23 ±71.01 | 0.068 | 14.97 (–1.09 to 31.04) |
| Femoral neck BMD [g/cm2] | 0.906 ±0.133 | 0.921 ±0.147 | 0.603 | –0.01 (–0.069 to 0.404) | 0.804 ±0.115 | 0.805 ±0.116 | 0.904 | –0.001 (–0.254 to 0.2250) |
| L2–L4 BMD [g/cm2] | 1.058 ±0.137 | 1.095 ±0.150 | 0.195 | –0.037 (–0.094 to 0.019) | 0.926 ±0.157 | 0.964 ±0.156 | 0.021* | –0.038 (–0.07 to –0.005) |
| Total radius density [mg/cm3] | 360.16 ±49.63 | 381.76 ±59.63 | 0.101 | –21.60 (–47.51 to 4.30) | 345.18 ±42.27 | 332.70 ±48.22 | 0.138 | 12.47 (–4.06 to 29.01) |
| Trabecular radius density [mg/cm3] | 187.47 ±34.05 | 191.46 ±31.84 | 0.621 | –3.99 (–20.04 to 12.06) | 187.21 ±37.38 | 175.92 ±32.95 | 0.09 | 11.29 (–1.78 to 24.37) |
| Cort + Sub radius density [mg/cm3] | 501.13 ±71.66 | 537.50 ±90.48 | 0.063 | –36.36 (–74.76 to 2.03) | 474.07 ±58.09 | 460.63 ±71.43 | 0.262 | 13.43 (–10.18 to 37.06) |
Ad-SoS – Amplitude-dependent speed of sound, BMD – bone mineral density, Cort + – Sub Cortical + subcortical
*
p = 0.0214 compared with untreated postmenopausal group.