Table 2.

Demographic data of the examined 70 postmenopausal patients

Parameter	Patients (N=70) Range (mean ± SD)
Age (years)	60–78 (67.3±5.3)
Weight (kg)	43–119 (72±13.9)
Height (m)	1.49–1.79 (1.55±0.05)
BMI (kg/m2)	17–48 (30±5.9)

Notes: Bisphosphonates intake was contraindicated in all these patients mainly due to upper gastrointestinal problems (esophagitis, gastritis and history of peptic ulceration in 18, 32 and 20 patients, respectively).

Abbreviations: Kg, kilogram; m, meter; BMI, body mass index; DEXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.