Table 2.

Age, glycaemic profile, and bone profile of the patients based on the mean T score groups

	Normal Mean±SD (P)	Osteopenia Mean±SD (P)	Osteoporosis Mean±SD (P)
Age	56±12 (<0.001 b) (<0.001 c)	59±13	60±14
FBG	140±56	143±64	152±75
HbA1C	7.5±1.6 (NS)	7.6±1.7 (0.033 a) (0.037 c)	7.4±1.8
Chol	176±49	175±46	179±49
HDL	53±13	53±16	52±16
LDL	102±35	100±30	106±40
TG	125±57	124±60	123±59
Ca	9.0±0.4	9.1±0.5	9.1±0.6
Ph	3.8±0.7	3.9±0.8	3.8±0.7
ALP	81±26 0.006 b 0.001 c	86±33	90±40
Vit D	27.5±13	29.6±15	28.6±13

a. Significantly higher than normal group. b. Significantly higher than osteopenic group. c. significantly higher than osteoporotic group. SD=standard deviation, FBG=fasting blood glucose, Chol=cholesterol, HDL=high-density lipoproteins, LDL=low-density lipoproteins, TG=triglycerides, Ca=Calcium, ALP=alkaline phosphatase, Vit D=vitamin D 25OHD, IU=international unit, ng=nanogram