Table 1.
Clinical characteristics and demographics of the study population (n = 69).
| Ctrl | ON | OP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n (%) | 22 (31.88) | 22 (31.88) | 25 (36.23) | |||
| Parameters | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM |
| Age (years) | 54.82 | 1.03 | 64.64 § | 1.72 | 66.16 § | 1.78 |
| Gender (F/M) | (13/9) | - | (15/7) | - | (24/1) | - |
| Menopause * (yes/no) | (13/0) | - | (14/1) | - | (24/0) | - |
| Weight (kg) | 85.13 | 3.63 | 74.21 | 3.88 | 69.23 § | 2.86 |
| Height (cm) | 162.22 | 0.02 | 157.11 ǂ | 0.021 | 150.68 § | 0.01 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.21 | 1.1 | 30.38 | 1.84 | 30.70 | 1.4 |
| Lumbar t-Score |
0.29 | 0.24 | −1.25 §,ǂ | 0.21 | −2.62 § | 0.12 |
| Femoral t-Score |
0.34 | 0.29 | −1.51 §,ǂ | 0.14 | −1.93 § | 0.13 |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 10.2 | 1.16 | 6.08 § | 0.39 | 5.87 § | 0.41 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.00 | 0.80 | 1.47 § | 0.12 | 1.42 § | 0.09 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.85 | 0.15 | 1.23 § | 0.11 | 1.127 § | 0.08 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.51 | 0.23 | 4.47 § | 0.19 | 4.27 § | 0.29 |
| Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.24 | 0.026 | 2.37 § | 0.025 | 2.33 § | 0.02 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 37.65 | 1.14 | 41.98 § | 2.0 | 42.75 § | 0.86 |
| Vitamin D 25 hydroxy (nmol/L) |
68.32 | 7.39 | 77.64 | 3.3 | 86.57 | 6.05 |
Abbreviations; ON: osteopenic, OP: osteoporotic, BMI: body mass index, FBG; fasting blood glucose, LDL; low-density lipoprotein, HDL; high-density lipoprotein, TG; triglycerides. Data are presented as the mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM); * menopause status in females; § p-value < 0.05 vs. control group; ǂ p-value < 0.05 vs. OP group.