Table 1.
Total numbers | 489 |
Male sex, no. (%) | 302 (61.7) |
Age (y), mean (SD) | 8.8 (2.1) |
Height (cm), mean (SD) | 132.0 (19.8) |
BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR) | 17.1 (15.8- 19.7) |
BMD (g/cm2), median (IQR) | 0.782 (0.683 - 0.935) |
Vitamin D (ng/mL), median (IQR) | 36.6 (28.8 - 47.9) |
Tanner stage, no. (%) | |
I/II/III/IV/V | 353 (72.2)/100 (20.4)/24 (4.9)/11 (2.2)/1 (0.3) |
Cumulative dose of prednisolone (mg), median (IQR) | 360 (120 - 900) |
Bone mineral accretion (g/cm2/y), median (IQR) | 0.038 (0.024 - 0.063) |
SD; Standard deviation, IQR; Interquartile range, BMI; Body mass index, BMD; Bone mineral density, BMA; Bone mineral accretion