Baseline characteristic | Naïve group (n = 25) | Switch group (n = 11) | P |
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Age (years) | 66.2 ± 1.6 | 75.4 ± 2.2 | <0.05 |
Height (cm) | 150.4 ± 1.5 | 145.4 ± 2.5 | n.s |
Weight (kg) | 45.7 ± 1.6 | 43.0 ± 1.9 | n.s |
Spine BMD (g/cm2) | 0.824 ± 0.03 | 0.889 ± 0.06 | n.s |
FN BMD (g/cm2) | 0.60 ± 0.01 | 0.57 ± 0.03 | n.s |
TH BMD (g/cm2) | 0.62 ± 0.01 | 0.62 ± 0.03 | n.s |
Total-PINP (ng/ml) | 73.4 ± 5.5 | 36.8 ± 5.1 | n.s |
TRACP-5b (mU/dl) | 426.2 ± 31.3 | 320.7 ± 21.0 | <0.05 |
ucOC (ng/ml) | 4.2 ± 0.5 | 2.3 ± 0.4 | <0.05 |
BPs duration (years) | – | 7.9 ± 0.4 | – |
BPs used | – | Alen 3, Ris 8 | – |
Previous fractures (%) a | 28.0 | 81.8 | <0.05 |