Table 3 Patient characteristics and overall findings in the non-collapse and collapse groups

Height (cm)

144.5 ± 3.8

142.6 ± 3.0

0.066

Weight (kg)

43.9 ± 5.4

42.0 ± 3.7

0.150

BMI (kg/m²)

21.0 ± 2.1

20.6 ± 1.5

0.497

Age (years)

77.0 ± 7.5

85.2 ± 5.8

<0.001*

BAP (U/L)

38.7 ± 16.3

35.1 ± 11.1

0.356

NTX (nmol BCE/mmol Cr)

60.8 ± 20.9

72.1 ± 15.6

0.036*

L2–4 BMD (g/cm²)

0.776 ± 0.101

0.620 ± 0.084

<0.001*

Total BMD (g/cm²)

0.814 ± 0.079

0.699 ± 0.103

0.001*

Neck BMD (g/cm²)

0.759 ± 0.086

0.618 ± 0.103

<0.001*

Troch BMD (g/cm²)

0.714 ± 0.096

0.574 ± 0.090

<0.001*