Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants. Data are presented as means ± SD
|  | PLA (n = 13) | LC (n = 14) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 67.9 ± 2.3 | 68.1 ± 2.3 | 0.808 |
Age of menopause (years) | 53.6 ± 3.7 | 52.5 ± 3.0 | 0.399 |
Height (cm) | 159.8 ± 4.1 | 159.7 ± 6.7 | 0.980 |
Body mass (kg) | 72.9 ± 13.0 | 74.3 ± 14.9 | 0.788 |
Total body T-score | -1.323 ± 1.232 | -1.093 ± 0.793 | 0.566 |
Total body Z-score | -0.115 ± 0.886 | 0.064 ± 0.537 | 0.526 |
Lumbar spine T-score | -1.000 ± 1.105 | -0.508 ± 0.881 | 0.237 |
Lumbar spine Z-score | 1.009 ± 1.155 | 1.423 ± 0.820 | 0.317 |
Total hip T-score | -0.423 ± 1.069 | -0.250 ± 0.638 | 0.611 |
Total hip Z-score | 0.992 ± 1.029 | 1.171 ± 0.632 | 0.587 |
Hip neck T-score | -0.977 ± 0.858 | -0.936 ± 0.685 | 0.891 |
Hip neck Z-score | 0.715 ± 0.852 | 0.786 ± 0.664 | 0.812 |