In postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, teriparatide reduced serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D compared with risedronate at month 6.
In plain wordsIn women with osteoporosis, teriparatide lowered vitamin D levels compared with risedronate at month 6.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- DecreaseSerum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Risedronate
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 20 μg daily · subcutaneous · 2 yearsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Serum 25(OH)D
- 24.5 ng/mL
- teriparatide group, month 6
- Serum 25(OH)D
- 32.2 ng/mL
- risedronate group, month 6
- Decrease in serum 25(OH)D
- ≈ 23%
- teriparatide group, month 6
Source sentences
At month 6, the mean serum 25(OH)D concentration decreased in teriparatide-treated patients to 24.5 ng/mL (by approximately 23%) but remained relatively constant in risedronate-treated patients (32.2 ng/mL) (p < 0.001).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Postmenopausal women with established osteoporosis received subcutaneous daily teriparatide 20 μg or oral weekly risedronate 35 mg, with concomitant 500-1000 mg of elemental calcium and 400-800 IU/day of vitamin D supplements.