Skip to main content

Table 1 Generalities and patients baseline of the included studies

From: Effect of drugs on bone mineral density in postmenopausal osteoporosis: a Bayesian network meta-analysis

Author, year

Journal

Follow-up (months)

Calcium daily supplement (mg)

Vit D daily supplement (UI)

Treatment

Administration

Samples (n)

Mean age

Mean BMI (kg/m2)

BMD

Spine (g/cm2)

BMD

Hip

(g/cm2)

BMD

Femur neck (g/cm2)

Anastasilakis et al. 2015 [29]

Osteoporos Int

12

1000

800

Denosumab

IM

32

63

28.80

0.97

  

Zoledronate

IV

26

63

28.70

0.94

  

Placebo

IV

241

57

23.73

0.92

0.65

0.63

Black et al. 2007 [30]

New England J Med

36

1000-1500

400-1200

Zoledronate

IV

3875

73

25.10

0.79

0.65

0.53

Placebo

IV

3861

73

25.40

0.79

0.65

0.53

Body et al. 2002 [31]

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

14

1000

400-1200

Alendronate

OS

73

65

24.40

0.80

  

Teriparatide

SC

73

66

23.90

0.80

  

Black et al. 1996 [32]

The Lancet

36

652

 

Alendronate

OS

1022

71

25.50

0.79

 

0.57

619

 

Placebo

OS

1005

71

25.60

0.79

 

0.56

Black et al. 2006 [33]

JAMA

60

655

 

Alendronate

OS

329

73

25.70

0.90

0.73

0.62

667

 

Alendronate

OS

333

73

25.90

0.89

0.73

0.61

635

 

Placebo

OS

437

74

25.80

0.90

0.72

0.61

Black et al. 2012 [34]

J Bone Min Res

36

1000-1500

400-1200

Zoledronate

IV

616

76

25.30

0.81

0.69

0.56

Placebo

IV

617

76

25.60

0.82

0.69

0.57

Black et al. 2015 [35]

J Bone Min Res

36

1000-1500

400-1200

Zoledronate

IV

95

78

24.60

 

0.69

0.58

Placebo

IV

95

78

25.00

 

0.71

0.58

Bone et al. 1997 [36]

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

24

813

 

Alendronate

OS

86

71

    

880

 

Alendronate

OS

89

70

    

831

 

Alendronate

OS

93

71

    

900

 

Placebo

OS

91

71

    

Brown et al. 2014 [37]

Osteoporos Int

12

  

Denosumab

SC

852

68

    
  

Ibandronate

OS

851

67

    
  

Risedronate

OS

    

Brumsen et al. 2002 [38]

J Bone Min Res

60

500

400

Pamidronate

OS

26

66

 

0.76

 

0.64

Placebo

OS

27

64

 

0.74

 

0.64

Chesnut et al. 2004 [39]

J Bone Min Res

36

500

400

Ibandronate

OS

977

69

26.20

   

Ibandronate

OS

977

69

26.20

   

Placebo

OS

975

69

26.20

   

Clemmesen et al. 1997 [40]

Osteoporos Int

36

1000

 

Risedronate

OS

44

67

25.50

0.80

 

0.61

 

Risedronate/placebo

OS

44

68

24.40

0.79

 

0.61

 

Placebo

OS

44

70

25.10

0.75

 

0.61

Cosman et al. 2016 [10]

New England J Med

12

500-1000

600-800

Romosozumab

SC

3589

71

    

Placebo

SC

3591

71

    

24

500-1000

600-800

Denosumab

SC

3589

71

    

Denosumab

SC

3591

71

    

Cummings et al. 1998 [41]

JAMA

48

634

 

Alendronate

OS

2214

68

24.90

0.84

 

0.59

638

 

Placebo

OS

2218

68

25.00

0.84

 

0.59

Cummings et al. 2009 [42]

New England J Med

36

1000

400-800

Denosumab

SC

3902

72

26.00

   

Placebo

SC

3906

72

26.00

   

Delmas et al. 2002 [43]

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

48

500

400-600

Raloxifene

OS

2259

66

25.30

0.82

 

0.62

Raloxifene

OS

2277

66

25.20

0.81

 

0.62

Placebo

OS

2292

67

25.30

0.81

 

0.62

Ettinger et al. 1999 [7]

JAMA

36

500

400-600

Raloxifene

OS

2259

67

    

Raloxifene

OS

2277

 

Placebo

OS

2292

    

Fogelman et al. 2000 [44]

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

24

1000

 

Risedronate

OS

184

65

24.80

0.73

 

0.63

 

Risedronate

OS

177

65

24.80

0.75

 

0.64

  

Placebo

OS

180

64

25.50

0.74

 

0.64

Frediani et al. 1998 [45]

Clin Drug Invest

24

  

Alendronate

OS

30

63

20.90

0.81

  
  

Calcitriol

OS

30

63

21.80

0.81

  
  

Alendronate/calcitriol

OS

30

63

21.00

0.80

  
  

Calcium

OS

30

63

21.20

0.80

  

Garg et al. 2015 [46]

J South Asian Feder Menopause

Soc

12

  

Zoledronate

IV

50

     
  

Teriparatide

SC

50

     

Gonnelli et al. 2014 [47]

Bone

12

841

400

Zoledronate

IV

30

66

26.10

0.82

0.79

 
 

870

 

Ibandronate

IV

30

67

25.70

0.82

0.79

 

Greenspan et al. 2015 [48]

JAMA

24

807

163

Zoledronate

IV

89

85

28.20

0.93

0.68

0.61

763

168

Placebo

IV

92

86

26.90

0.97

0.70

0.62

Grey et al. 2009 [49]

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

24

935

 

Zoledronate

IV

25

62

 

1.06

0.85

 

916

 

Placebo

IV

25

65

 

1.03

0.86

 

Grey et al. 2012 [50]

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

12

960

 

Zoledronate

IV

43

64

 

1.01

0.85

 

880

 

Zoledronate

IV

43

66

 

1.03

0.84

 

850

 

Zoledronate

IV

43

66

 

1.05

0.84

 

950

 

Placebo

IV

43

65

 

1.03

0.87

 

Guanabens et al. 2013 [51]

Hepatology

24

1000

 

Ibandronate

OS

14

65

26.60

0.90

0.84

0.79

 

Alendronate

OS

19

63

26.60

0.88

0.81

0.77

Harris et al. 1993 [52]

Am J Med

48

500

 

Phosphate-etidronate

OS

63

  

0.89

 

0.67

 

Placebo-etidronate

OS

65

  

0.87

 

0.69

 

Phosphate-placebo

OS

62

  

0.87

 

0.67

 

Placebo

OS

63

  

0.86

 

0.68

Harris et al. 1999 [53]

JAMA

36

1000

500

Risedronate

OS

817

69

26.60

0.84

 

0.60

Risedronate

OS

821

69

26.60

0.83

 

0.59

Placebo

OS

820

68

26.50

0.83

 

0.60

Hooper et al. 2005 [54]

Climacteric

24

  

Risedronate

1OS

128

53

 

1.08

  
  

Risedronate

OS

129

53

 

1.08

  
  

Placebo

OD

126

53

 

1.08

  

Iwamoto et al. 2008 [55]

Yonsei Med J

12

800

 

Alendronate

OS

61

70

21.90

0.62

  
 

Raloxifene

OS

61

69

21.70

0.65

  

Kendler et al. 2019 [56]

Osteoporosis Int

12

> 1000

> 800

Romosozumab

SC

16

69

    

Romosozumab

SC

19

68

    

Romosozumab

SC

14

     

Romosozumab

SC

12

     

Langdahl et al. 2017 [57]

The Lancet

12

500-1000

600-800

Romosozumab

SC

198

72

    

Teriparatide

SC

200

71

    

Leder et al. 2015 [58]

The Lancet

48

  

Teriparatide-denosumab

SC

27

66

25.50

0.82

 

0.64

  

Denosumab-teriparatide

SC

27

65

23.80

0.86

 

0.64

  

Combined-denosumab

SC

23

65

25.90

0.85

 

0.64

Leder et al. 2014 [59]

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

24

  

Teriparatide

SC

31

66

25.50

0.82

 

0.64

  

Denosumab

SC

33

66

24.10

0.87

 

0.64

  

Combined

SC

30

66

25.40

0.86

 

0.64

Lewiecki et al. 2018 [60]

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

12

  

Denosumab

SC

3003

71

24.70

   
  

Denosumab

SC

3042

71

24.70

   

Liang et al. 2017 [61]

Orthop Surg

24

  

Zoledronate

IV

155

57

21.80

0.63

0.75

 
  

Placebo

IV

95

57

21.60

0.63

0.75

 
  

Placebo

OS

355

64

24.10

   

Lufkin et al. 1998 [62]

J Bone Min Res

12

  

Raloxifene

OS

48

67

24.80

0.75

0.64

 
  

Raloxifene

OS

47

67

26.20

0.81

0.69

 

750

400

Calcium/vit D

OS

48

68

25.30

0.77

0.67

 

Lyritis et al. 1997 [63]

Clin Rheumatol

48

500

 

Etidronate

OS

39

72

27.60

0.57

 

0.42

  

Calcium/vit D

OS

35

72

26.80

0.57

 

0.43

McClung et al. 2014 [64]

New England J Med

12

1000

800

Romosozumab

SC

44

67

    

Romosozumab

SC

46

67

    

Romosozumab

SC

49

67

    

Romosozumab

SC

52

67

    

Romosozumab

SC

53

67

    

Alendronate

OS

47

67

    

Teriparatide

SC

46

67

    

Placebo

SC

47

67

    

McClung et al. 2009 [65]

ObstetGynecol

24

500-1200

400-800

Zoledronate

IV

181

60

26.50

0.86

 

0.69

Zoledronate-placebo

IV

154

60

27.30

0.86

 

0.69

Placebo

IV

188

61

27.20

0.86

 

0.69

McClung et al. 2018 [66]

J Bone Min Res

12

1000

800

Denosumab

SC

127

67

    

Placebo

SC

131

67

    

Meunier et al. 2004 [67]

New England J Med

36

1000

400-800

Strontium ranelate

OS

719

69

26.20

0.73

0.69

0.59

Placebo

OS

723

69

26.20

0.72

0.68

0.59

Meunier et al. 2009 [68]

Osteoporos Int

12

1000

400-800

Strontium ranelate

OS

221

72

 

0.85

 

0.66

Strontium ranelate

OS

434

72

 

0.72

 

0.58

Placebo

OS

225

72

 

0.86

 

0.64

Miller et al. 2016 [69]

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

12

1000

800

Denosumab

SC

321

69

24.30

   

Zoledronate

IV

322

70

24.30

   

Miyauchi et al. 2019 [68]

Arch Osteoporos

36

500-1000

600-800

Denosumab

SC

247

71

21.10

   

Denosumab

SC

245

70

21.40

   

Montessori et al. 1997 [70]

Osteoporos Int

36

  

Etidronate

OS

40

62

 

0.68

0.67

0.60

  

Calcium

OS

40

63

 

0.67

0.69

0.61

Morii et al. 2003 [71]

Osteoporos Int

13

  

Raloxifene

OS

90

65

21.50

0.66

  
  

Raloxifene

OS

93

65

21.90

0.67

  
  

Placebo

OS

97

64

22.00

0.64

  

Mortensen et al. 1998 [72]

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

36

937

 

Risedronate

OS

37

52

 

0.93

 

0.74

1057

 

Risedronate

OS

38

51

 

0.93

 

0.71

936

 

Placebo

OS

36

51

 

0.96

 

0.74

Neer et al. 2001 [73]

New England J Med

24

1000

400-1200

Teriparatide

SC

444

69

 

0.82

0.70

0.64

Teriparatide

SC

434

70

 

0.82

0.70

0.64

Placebo

SC

448

69

 

0.82

0.71

0.64

Paggiosi et al. 2014 [74]

Osteoporos Int

24

1200

800

Alendronate

OS

57

68

25.90

0.79

0.75

0.64

Ibandronate

OS

58

67

26.40

0.80

0.78

0.64

Risedronate

OS

57

67

26.80

0.81

0.80

0.67

Control

 

226

38

25.10

1.,07

0.97

0.86

Papapoulos et al. 2012 [75]

J Bone Min Res

24

  

Denosumab

SC

2343

75

    
  

Denosumab

SC

2207

75

    

Papapoulos et al. 2015 [76]

Osteoporos Int

60

> 1000

> 400

Denosumab

SC

2343

79

    

Denosumab

SC

2207

79

    

Popp e t al. 2013 [77]

Maturitas

36

1000-1500

400-1200

Zoledronate

IV

55

77

24.60

0.77

0.67

0.56

Placebo

IV

55

77

24.40

0.77

0.67

0.55

Recknor et al. 2013 [26]

ObstetGynecol

12

500

800

Denosumab

SC

417

67

25.50

   
  

Ibandronate

OS

416

66

25.10

   

Reginster et al. 2009 [78]

Osteoporos Int

36

500-1000

400-800

Strontium ranelate

OS

879

79

25.90

0.93

0.73

0.61

Control

OS

892

74

25.90

0.77

0.67

0.57

Reginster et al. 2011 [79]

Osteoporos Int

60

500-1000

400-800

Strontium ranelate

OS

233

77

25.80

0.76

0.69

0.58

Placebo

OS

458

76

25.20

   

Roux et al. 2014 [80]

Bone

12

≥ 1000

≥ 800

Denosumab

SC

435

68

    

Risedronate

OS

435

68

    

Saag et al. 2017 [11]

New England J Med

24

  

Alendronate

OS

2047

74

25.40

   
  

Romosozumab-alendronate

SC-OS

2046

74

25.50

   

Tsai et al. 2013 [81]

The Lancet

12

  

Teriparatide

SC

31

66

25.50

0.82

0.76

0.64

  

Denosumab

SC

33

66

24.10

0.87

0.77

0.64

  

Teriparatide/denosumab

SC

30

66

25.40

0.86

0.76

0.64

Tsai et al. 2019 [82]

The Lancet

15

  

Teriparatide-denosumab

SC

35

66

23.00

0.83

0.74

0.65

  

Teriparatide-denosumab

SC

34

67

22.80

0.79

0.74

0.62

Tucci et al. 1996 [83]

Am J Med

36

500

 

Alendronate

OS

98

67

23.90

   
 

Alendronate

OS

94

64

23.30

   
 

Alendronate

OS

94

64

23.70

   
 

Placebo

OS

192

64

23.80

   

Jiang et al. 2003 [84]

J Bone Min Res

19

1000

400-1200

Teriparatide

SC

18

68

 

0.77

 

0.61

Teriparatide

SC

14

68

 

0.84

 

0.62

Placebo

SC

19

68

 

0.86

 

0.65