Radial and tibial distal bone mineral density (BMD) measurements expressed as mean (SD) Z scores
|
FP400 (n=22) |
BDP800 (n=21) |
FP750 (n=13) |
BDP1500 (n=13) | |
| Radius | ||||
| Trabecular BMD | ||||
| Baseline | −0.145 (1.450) | 0.152 (0.825) | −0.230 (1.106) | −0.517 (1.320) |
| 12 m | −0.078 (1.472) | 0.097 (0.852) | −0.216 (1.125) | −0.432 (1.337) |
| Integral BMD | ||||
| Baseline | 0.018 (1.349) | 0.558 (1.023) | −0.094 (1.007) | 0.013 (1.207) |
| 12 m | 0.042 (1.395) | 0.583 (1.076) | −0.063 (1.025) | 0.093 (1.235) |
| Compact BMD | ||||
| Baseline | 0.174 (1.441) | 0.603 (1.194) | −0.170 (1.217) | 0.121 (1.187) |
| 12 m | 0.037 (1.358) | 0.652 (1.217) | −0.234 (1.233) | 0.200 (1.233) |
| Tibia | ||||
| Trabecular BMD | ||||
| Baseline | −0.251 (1.066) | −0.350 (0.906) | −0.115 (1.079) | −0.627 (1.081) |
| 12 m | −0.184 (1.036) | −0.437 (0.874) | 0.034 (0.977) | −0.526 (1.049) |
| Integral BMD | ||||
| Baseline | −0.086 (1.047) | −0.249 (0.824) | −0.046 (0.724) | −0.555 (1.188) |
| 12 m | −0.039 (1.057) | −0.266 (0.844) | 0.024 (0.688) | −0.469 (1.198) |
| Compact BMD | ||||
| Baseline | −0.138 (1.291) | 0.131 (0.912) | −0.320 (1.090) | −0.503 (1.001) |
| 12 m | −0.124 (1.337) | 0.125 (0.952) | −0.243 (1.082) | −0.441 (1.013) |
FP400 = fluticasone propionate 400 μg/day (200 μg bd); FP750 = fluticasone propionate 750 μg/day (375 μg bd); BDP800 = beclomethasone dipropionate 800 μg/day (400 μg bd); BDP1500 = beclomethasone dipropionate 1500 μg/day (750 μg bd).