Effects of Teriparatide on Bone Mineral Density and Prevention of Fragility Fractures in Saudi Arabian Subjects with Osteoporosis: A Two-Year Clinical Study from a Single Center

Table 2

Difference in mean BMD g/cm² and T-score in the hip and lumbar spine (L1-4) between pretest and post-test using the paired sample t-test (n = 415).

	Pre	Post	Mean difference (MD)	value
	Mean ± SD
Hip	−3.1 ± 0.79	−1.5 ± 0.62	−0.5464	0.001
Spine (L1-4)	−4.1 ± 0.86	−3.2 ± 0.87	−0.8612	0.001
Hip (BMDg/cm^2)	0.781 ± 0.09	0.876 ± 0.07	0.95	0.001
Spine (BMDg/cm^2)	0.505 ± 0.06	0.614 ± 0.11	0.109	0.001

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