Table 3.
Comparison of Bone Mineral Density among Postmenopausal Women at Baseline and after 12 Months
| DEXA scan 12 months |
Significance |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEXA scan at base line (N=105) | Normal | Osteopenia | Osteoporosis | (Mc Nemar Bowker chi square test) |
| Normal (57) | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0.007* |
| Osteopenia (29) | 5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Osteoporosis (19) | 0 | 5 | 14 | |
| Total | 62 | 29 | 14 | |
* P < 0.05 was considered statistical significant; ++The cumulative frequency of all the grades of decreased BMD was 38.15 %.This includes 25.65% osteopenia and 12.5% osteoporosis. There was no pathological fracture. All the patients were asymptomatic despite decreased bone mineral density. After intervention with Zolendronic acid there was significant improvement in the BMD.