In postmenopausal osteoporotic women, PTH increased spine BMD by 7.1 +/- 5.6% during the first year, with all doses combined.
In plain wordsIn women with osteoporosis, spine bone density increased by 7.1% during the first year of PTH.
- Outcome
- IncreaseSpine BMD change
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 50, 75, or 100 microg · 1 yearAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Spine BMD change
- 7.1%
- all PTH doses combined
Source sentences
During the first year, changes in BMD (mean +/- SD) in women receiving PTH (all doses combined) were 7.1 +/- 5.6% (spine), 0.3 +/- 6.2% (femoral neck), and -2.3 +/- 3.3% (total body).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Sixty-six postmenopausal osteoporotic women were treated for 1 yr with 50, 75, or 100 microg recombinant human PTH-(1-84) or placebo, and then were given 10 mg alendronate daily for an additional year.