. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Osteoporos Int. 2015 Nov 10;27(4):1469–1476. doi: 10.1007/s00198-015-3398-1

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the both groups (mean ± standard deviation).

Group	N(M:F)	Age (y)	BMD (g/cm²)		ODI Score	Surgery Level		Grade
Group	N(M:F)	Age (y)	L1–4	Femur neck	ODI Score	L4/5	L5/S1	I	II
Control	36(7:29)	63±7	0.698± 0.004	0.483± 0.005	21.9±2.6	25	11	32	4
Zoledronic Acid	33(6:27)	65±8	0.709± 0.003	0.485± 0.005	20.8±2.6	24	9	30	3

N, number of patient; M, male; F, female; y, years; BMD, bone mineral density; ODI, Oswestry disability index.