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. 2019 Jul 29;20:167. doi: 10.1186/s12931-019-1126-7

Table 2.

Primary and other BMD endpoints (BMD population)

BGF MDI 320/18/9.6 μg
(N = 133)
BFF MDI 320/9.6 μg(N = 60) GFF MDI 18/9.6 μg (N = 130)
Lumbar spine BMD (L2-L4)
n 128 57 123
 Baseline, g·cm−2 (mean [SD]) 1.18 (0.21) 1.19 (0.20) 1.16 (0.18)
 Change from baseline at Week 52, % (primary BMD endpoint)
  LSM −0.09 −0.12 0.38
  95% CI (−0.74, 0.56) (− 1.09, 0.86) (−0.28, 1.04)
   LSM % difference between treatments
   Versus GFF MDI 18/9.6 μg#
    LSM −0.47 −0.50 NA
    95% CI (−1.38, 0.45) (− 1.69, 0.68)
   Versus BFF MDI 320/9.6 μg
    LSM 0.03 NA Shown above
    95% CI (−1.13, 1.20)
Total hip BMD
n 128 57 119
 Baseline, g·cm−2(mean [SD]) 0.94 (0.15) 0.98 (0.16) 0.93 (0.14)
 Change from baseline at Week 52, %
  LSM −0.87 −1.12 − 0.32
  95% CI (−1.39, −0.34) (−1.90, − 0.33) (− 0.86, 0.23)
   LSM % difference between treatments
   Versus GFF MDI 18/9.6 μg
    LSM −0.55 −0.81 NA
    95% CI (−1.30, 0.21) (−1.79, 0.16)
   Versus BFF MDI 320/9.6 μg
    LSM 0.25 NA Shown above
    95% CI (−0.70, 1.21)

BMD Bone mineral density, BFF Budesonide/formoterol fumarate, BGF Budesonide/glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate, CI Confidence interval, GFF Glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate, L Lumbar spine segment, LSM Least squares mean, MDI Metered dose inhaler, NA Not applicable, SD Standard deviation, # non-inferiority was declared if the lower confidence bound for the percentage treatment difference was >−2%, not a pre-specified non-inferiority comparison