Clinical Study

Fracture Incidence, Quality of Life, and Back Pain during 18-Months Treatment with Teriparatide in Greek Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis: Results from the European Forsteo Observational Study

Table 3

% of patients experiencing improvements in frequency and severity of back pain and limitation of activities.

Improvement (% of patients)3 months6 months12 months18 months

Frequency of back pain69.8%*77.3%*79.9%*76.9%*
Severity of back pain54.3%*65.4%*69.8%*71.6%*
Limitation of activities53.1%*66.4%*68.7%*65.1%*

*Sign test, change from baseline, .