Table 1.
Treatment | Hip fracture reduction (%) | Vertebral fracture reduction (%) | Non-vertebral fracture reduction (%) | Reference | |||
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RRRa (95% CIc) |
ARRb | RRR (95% CI) | ARR | RRR (95% CI) | ARR | ||
Alendronated | 53 (15-74) | 1 | 45 (31-57) | 6 | 23 (8-36) | 2 | Wells et al [11] |
Etidronatee | - | - | 47 (13-68) | 5 | - | - | Wells et al [12] |
Risedronatef | 26 (6-41) | 1 | 39 (24-50) | 5 | 20 (10-28) | 2 | Wells et al [13] |
RRR = Relative Risk Reduction
ARR = Absolute Risk Reduction
CI = Confidence Interval
10 mg daily dose
400 mg daily dose
5 mg daily dose