Results
Table 2 demonstrates the clinical characteristics of the 48 study subjects. The mean age was 59.1 ± 4.3 years. All were postmenopausal women with an average of 8.9 ± 5.6 years since menopause. Seventeen (35.4%) were obese, based on BMI >25 kg/m2. Seven (14.6%) had osteoporosis either at the spine, femoral neck or total hip, according to a DEXA T-score of −2.5 or less at the corresponding sites.