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The Use of Bone Density Scan in Monitoring Treatment Response in Patients Diagnosed with Osteoporosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 6

Comorbidities with relation to -score before and after treatment of femoral neck and lumbar spine 2016-2019.

VariableMean score pretreatment (SD) (femoral neck)Mean -score posttreatment (SD) (femoral neck) valueMean -score pretreatment (SD) (lumbar spine)Mean -score posttreatment (SD) (lumbar spine) value

Rheumatoid arthritis-1.047 (0.917)-1.067 (1.106)0.887-1.113 (1.043)-1.060 (1.1281)0.719
Diabetes mellitus-1.767 (0.856)-1.661 (0.810)0.227-1.678 (1.198)-1.606 (1.3335)0.735
Hyperparathyroidism-2.093 (0.601)-1.847 (0.699)0.003-2.079 (0.955)-1.829 (0.9466)0.008
Hypovitaminosis D-1.645 (0.853)-1.535 (0.899)0.057-1.734 (1.111)-1.609 (1.1602)0.197
Ischemic heart disease-1.933 (1.171)-2.067 (1.184)0.456-0.500 (2.262)-0.800 (1.9799)0.374
Celiac disease-2.050 (0.212)-1.400 (0.282)0.049-2.000 (0.000)-1.850 (0.0707)0.205
Smoking-1.900 (0.436)-1.833 (0.563)0.563-2.045 (0.639)-1.945 (0.7435)0.379