Combination of Micronutrients for Bone (COMB) Study: Bone Density after Micronutrient Intervention

Table 3

Pre and Posttreatment bone density.

	Pretreatment result (Mean ± SD)	Posttreatment result (Mean ± SD)	𝑃 value
Femoral neck (z-score)	−0.51±0.74	−0.24±0.81	0.03*
Total hip (z-score)	−0.27±0.82	−0.06±0.84	0.12
Lowest hip site (z-score)	−0.61±0.71	−0.27±0.81	0.006*
L1–L4 spine (z-score)	−0.85±0.98	−0.39±1.07	0.006*
Lowest spine site (z-score)	−1.40±0.95	−0.67±1.07	<0.001*

*Significant value.