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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 BMD

6–12 years

13–18 years

L2 – L4 Z-score

n = 17

n = 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-score

n = 19

n = 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