18 February 2021: Clinical Research
Comparison of the Characteristics of Back Pain in Women with Postmenopausal Osteoporosis with and without Vertebral Compression Fracture: A Retrospective Study at a Single Osteoporosis Center in Poland
Piotr Sawicki 1ABCDEF , Marek Tałałaj 2D , Katarzyna Życińska 13DEG , Wojciech S. Zgliczyński 4CDFG* , Waldemar Wierzba 56BDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.929853
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929853
Table 2 Comparison of densitometric parameters of spine, femoral neck and hip in 334 osteoporotic women with (n=150) and without (n=184) vertebral fractures.
| Parameter | Patients with vertebral fractures | Patients without vertebral fractures | p(1) value |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMD – vertebrae L1–L4 (g/cm) | 0.741±0.079 | 0.745±0.068 | >0.1 |
| T-score – vertebrae L1–L4 | −2.78±0.71 | −2.75±0.61 | >0.1 |
| Z-score – vertebrae L1–L4 | −0.58±0.92 | −0.73±0.84 | =0.1 |
| BMD – femoral neck (g/cm) | 0.595±0.078 | 0.612±0.069 | |
| T-score – femoral neck | −2.28±0.72 | −2.11±0.64 | |
| Z-score – femoral neck | −0.41±0.80 | −0.36±0.69 | =0.1 |
| BMD – hip (g/cm) | 0.703±0.11 | 0.735±0.08 | |
| T-score – hip | −1.89±0.78 | −1.69±0.69 | |
| Z-score – hip | −0.34±0.84 | −0.20±0.77 | =0.01 |