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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 18.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Transplant. 2010 Oct 21;25(2):E113–E123. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2010.01344.x

Table 3.

Multivariate analysis of annualized percent change in standardized bone mineral density

Parameter Estimate CI p-Value
GC withdrawal
 Lumbar spine 4.55 3.11, 5.99 <0.0001
 Total hip 2.22 0.70, 3.74 0.004
 Femoral neck 1.63 0.14, 3.12 0.032
GC continuation
 Lumbar spine 0.91 −0.57, 2.40 0.227
 Total hip −0.22 −1.81, 1.38 0.791
 Femoral neck 1.45 −0.087, 2.98 0.064
Effect of GC
 Lumbar spine −3.63 5.72, −1.55 0.001
 Total hip −2.44 −4.65, −0.22 0.031
 Femoral neck −0.18 −2.33, 1.97 0.868
Per U/L change in alkaline phosphatase 0.033 0.012, 0.055 0.003
Per 0.100 g/cm2 change in baseline BMD −0.69 −1.33, −0.046 0.036
Per 1 mL/min change in creatinine clearance 0.036 0.00, 0.071 0.047

BMD, bone mineral density; GC, glucocorticoid.