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Thorax 53:351-356 doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.351
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A double blind placebo controlled study to determine the effects of intermittent cyclical etidronate on bone mineral density in patients on long term oral corticosteroid treatment

Table 4

Mean (SE) femoral neck bone mineral density (percentage change from baseline)

Etidronate (n=26) Placebo (n=23)
Week 26 1.09 (0.91) (19)4-a 1.43 (1.26) (18)4-a
Week 52 −0.08 (0.67) (16) 1.57 (1.27) (16)
Week 78 0.29 (1.16) (18) 1.29 (1.53) (16)
Week 104 2.47 (1.29) (18) 3.64 (1.67)4-159 (15)

  • ↵4-a Number of patients with available data.

  • ↵4-159 Significantly different from baseline, within group analysis.

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