Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants.

From: Bushen Yijing Fang Reduces Fall Risk in Late Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia: A Randomized Double-blind and Placebo-controlled Trial

Variable

BSYJF (n = 70)

Placebo (n = 70)

Demographics

Mean age (SD), y

63.91 (2.86)

63.90 (2.81)

Mean height (SD), cm

1.56 (0.05)

1.55 (0.05)

Mean weight (SD), kg

52.19 (4.41)

52.84 (3.92)

Mean BMI (SD), kg/m2

21.56 (1.51)

21.96 (1.46)

Mean years since menopause (SD), y

14.91 (2.41)

14.81 (2.47)

Fallers (%), n

2 (3%)

3 (4%)

Disease conditions

Mean 25-OH-vitamin D (SD), ng/mL

17.84 (4.19)

17.87 (4.63)

Mean femoral neck BMD (SD), g/cm2

0.663 (0.029)

0.671 (0.018)

Median T-score of femoral neck (IQR)

−2.20 (0.20)

−2.20 (0.20)

Mean lean mass of left leg (SD), kg

5.47 (0.55)

5.50 (0.44)

Mean TUG test (SD), s

7.60 (0.48)

7.66 (0.48)

Mean deoxypyridinoline (SD), nmol/mmol

7.61 (1.21)

7.68 (1.12)

Mean osteocalcin (SD), μg/L

11.89 (2.33)

11.68 (2.16)

Mean estradiol (SD), pmol/L

36.36 (5.14)

35.09 (4.58)

Mean endometrial thickness (SD), mm

1.87 (0.31)

1.79 (0.28)

  1. Note: BMI = body mass index; BMD = bone mineral density; TUG = Timed Up and Go, higher scores indicate more severe disease status; BSYJF = Bushen Yijing Fang.