Pak 1995.
Methods | RCT duration 48 months54 patients in fluoride group and 56 in control group | |
Participants | 110 postmenopausal osteoporotic women in USA age 67.6 duration of menopause 19.2 race NA | |
Interventions | Na F 27.5 mg element (low dose), non enteric‐coated, slow ‐releaseassociated treatment calcium with or without HRTversus placebo | |
Outcomes | vertebral and non vertebral fractures , BMD femoral neck and forearm, BMC lumbar, GI side effects | |
Notes | quality score 2 randomization 1 blinding 0 withdrawals and dropouts 1 | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |