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Table 4 Mean L2-L4 and TBLH bone age based BMD Z-scores for different age groups of GC treated boys with DMD, with standard deviations (SD) and 95% Confidence Intervals for mean

From: The role of delayed bone age in the evaluation of stature and bone health in glucocorticoid treated patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

BA corrected BMD6–12 years13–18 years
L2 – L4 Z-scoren = 17n = 12
Mean (SD), 95% CI for mean− 1.08 (1.14), − 1.67, − 0.49− 1.63 (1.23), − 2.40, − 0.85
TBLH Z-scoren = 19n = 10
Mean (SD), 95% CI for mean−1.62 (0.68), − 1.94, − 1.29−2.34 (0.92), − 2.30, − 1.68a
  1. aBMD Z-scores <− 2 only for TBLH in the 13–18 years age group
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International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology

ISSN: 1687-9856

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