Effect of Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections on Osteoporotic Fracture and Bone Mineral Density in Elderly Women with Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics.

Characteristic	Non-DM group (n = 86)	DM group (n = 86)
Age (years)	70.1 ± 7.0	70.0 ± 6.9	0.619
Weight (kg)	54.3 ± 6.1	54.1 ± 6.3	0.525
BMI (kg/m^2)	23.5 ± 2.7	23.4 ± 2.9	0.421
Change in pain score	−2.2 ± 2.0	−2.1 ± 1.8	0.473
Baseline BMD (g/cm^2)
Lumbar spine (L1-L4)	0.900 ± 0.12	0.887 ± 0.13	0.379
Total femur	0.802 ± 0.13	0.785 ± 0.13	0.312
Femoral neck	0.732 ± 0.12	0.698 ± 0.16	0.215
Average number of total ESIs	3.4 ± 1.2	3.2 ± 1.1	0.372
Cumulative glucocorticoid dose (dexamethasone, mg)	17 ± 3.2	16 ± 3.4	0.252
Duration of BMD monitoring (months)	16.1 ± 6.2	16.8 ± 6.4	0.274

Values are presented as mean ± SD. The non-DM group consisted of postmenopausal women without diabetes mellitus who received ESI. The DM group consisted of postmenopausal women with diabetes mellitus who received ESI. Bone mineral density data are based on T-scores. BMD = bone mineral density; BMI = body mass index; ESI = epidural steroid injection. There was no significant difference between the two groups.