In women with severe osteoporosis, teriparatide increased femoral neck areal BMD by 4.0% versus baseline.
In plain wordsIn women with severe osteoporosis, teriparatide increased femoral neck bone density measured by area compared with baseline.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseFemoral neck areal BMD
- Study
n = 52
- Comparator
- Baseline
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · 24 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Areal BMD change
- 4%
- 24 months versus baseline
Source sentences
After 24 months of TPTD treatment, areal and volumetric FN BMD increased significantly by 4.0% and 3.0%, respectively, compared with baseline.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Fifty-two postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis were analyzed.