Table 1 Demographical characteristics of all patients enrolled in the study.

From: miRNAs in bone tissue correlate to bone mineral density and circulating miRNAs are gender independent in osteoporotic patients

 

female osteoporotic patients

female non-osteoporotic patients

Included patients (N)

7

7

Age (y), mean (range)

81.9 (63–91)

74.2 (61–86)

Body mass index (kg/m2) ± SD

23.9 ± 1.9

25.6 ± 3

main diagnosis (beside osteoporosis)

femoral neck fracture

coxarthrosis

Volumetric BMD by qCT (mg/cm3) ± SD

67.8 ± 12.9

230.4 ± 33.4

 

male osteoporotic patients

male non-osteoporotic patients

Included patients (N)

7

7

Age (y), mean (range)

78.0 (72–89)

68.6 (51–85)

Body mass index (kg/m2) ± SD

25.4 ± 4.2

28.0 ± 4.2

main diagnosis (beside osteoporosis)

femoral neck fracture

coxarthrosis

Volumetric BMD by qCT (mg/cm3) ± SD

32.0 ± 37.3

235.6 ± 39.7

  1. No statistical differences concerning demographics in between the groups exist. Only the “volumetric BMD by qCT” values are significantly different between osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic patients (p < 0.05).
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