Table 3.
2-Month Change in DXA and TBS Scoresa
| Difference: Baseline to End of Study | Total N = 260 Mean (SD) % Change |
Striving n = 85 Mean (SD) % Change |
BoningUp n = 88 Mean (SD) % Change |
Wait List n = 87 Mean (SD) % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Hip BMD* | −.004 (. 026) | −.006 (.018) | −.003 (.034) | −.003 (.022) |
| % Change | −0.39% | −0.58% | −0.30% | −0.29% |
| Femoral Neck BMD | −.008 (.028) | −.0116 (.025) | −.006 (.026) | −.007 (.032) |
| % Change | −0.83% | −1.19% | −0.65% | −0.71% |
| Spine Total* MBD | −.008 (.034) | −.007 (.033) | −.009 (.034) | 0.36 |
| % Change | −0.74% | −0.58% | −0.74% | −0.73% |
| TBS (Trabecular Bone Score) | +0.006 (.082) | +0.007 (.091) | +0.007 (.080) | +0.002 (.077) |
| % Change | +.43% | +0.50 | +0.50 | +0.14 |
Note. BMD = Bone Mineral Density; TBS = Trabecular bone score. Cells with no background indicate improvement; cells with light background indicate a decrease of less than 1% per year in scores; single darker cell indicates a decrease of greater than 1 % decrease in scores.
a
Normal loss = 1 to 5%/year in this age group.