All patients (n = 150) | Prednisolone group (n = 64) | No prednisolone group (n = 86) | |||||||
In remission | No remission | p Value | In remission | No remission | p Value | In remission | No remission | p Value | |
L2–L4 | |||||||||
BMD change 0–4 years | −0.01 (0.07) | −0.02 (0.08) | 0.46 | −0.01 (0.07) | −0.03 (0.07) | 0.29 | 0.003 (0.05) | −0.007 (0.08) | 0.62 |
Z-score change 0–4 years | −0.03 (0.55) | −0.09 (0.79) | 0.62 | −0.13 (0.57) | −0.24 (0.65) | 0.48 | 0.10 (0.5) | −0.01 (0.85) | 0.56 |
Femur neck | |||||||||
BMD change 0–4 years | −0.04 (0.06) | −0.03 (0.06) | 0.56 | −0.03 (0.06) | −0.04 (0.06) | 0.85 | −0.05 (0.07) | −0.03 (0.05) | 0.29 |
Z-score change 0–4 years | −0.26 (0.52) | −0.10 (0.49) | 0.07 | −0.23 (0.45) | −0.16 (0.50) | 0.62 | −0.31 (0.62) | −0.06 (0.49) | 0.07 |
Values are mean (SD). p Values are between patients in remission versus not in remission.