Table 1.

Patient characteristics (n=42)

Characteristic	Mean ± SD
Age, yr	72.9 ± 7.3
Height, cm	152.9 ± 5.4
Weight, kg	50.8 ± 7.3
Pre-treatment period of BP, mo	61.9 ± 30.3
Albumin corrected calcium, mg/dL	9.1 ± 0.3
Phosphorus, mg/dL	3.3 ± 0.4
Creatinine, mg/dL	0.62 ± 0.10

SD, standard deviation; BP: bisphosphonate.