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With fracture mean (standard deviation)
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Without fracture mean (standard deviation)
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Difference, (95% confidence interval)
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P-value (paired t-test)
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Homocysteine (micromol/L
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Placebo (n = 584)
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15.7 (5.9) (n = 23)
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14.2 (6.1) (n = 561)
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−1.52 (−4.08,1.04)
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0.2447
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B-Vitamins (n =580)
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11.7 (9.6) (n = 18)
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10.5 (4.6) (n = 562)
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−1.17 (−3.46,1.11)
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0.3118
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- * The difference between baseline and follow-up Homocysteine levels were also compared between patients with and without facture. The differences are not significant, either (data not shown).
- Note: Only a small subset of patients (14.3%) had homocysteine levels measured at final follow up.