| Vildagliptin N = 19 | Gliclazide MR N = 18 | p value | ||
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Mean | Standard deviation | Mean | Standard deviation | Â | |
BMD of the lumbar spine (g/cm2) | |||||
 Baseline | 0.956 | 0.212 | 0.972 | 0.121 | 0.771 |
 Month 12 | 0.956 | 0.211 | 0.964 | 0.118 | 0.880 |
 Difference from baseline | 0.000 | 0.025 | −0.008 | 0.036 | 0.434 |
BMD of the femoral neck (g/cm2) | |||||
 Baseline | 0.777 | 0.161 | 0.791 | 0.092 | 0.747 |
 Month 12 | 0.781 | 0.172 | 0.801 | 0.116 | 0.659 |
 Difference from baseline | 0.004 | 0.055 | 0.011 | 0.033 | 0.612 |
BMD of the total hip (g/cm2) | |||||
 Baseline | 0.923 | 0.144 | 0.934 | 0.108 | 0.789 |
 Month 12 | 0.921 | 0.154 | 0.935 | 0.113 | 0.743 |
 Difference from baseline | −0.002 | 0.029 | 0.002 | 0.023 | 0.648 |