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A study compared different treatments for preventing bone loss among postmenopausal women younger than 60 years of age [6]. The
If a decline of 2% in bone-mineral density is considered clinically significant, then what percentage of women in the placebo group can be expected to show a decline of at least this much?
The change in bone-mineral density of the lumbar spine over a 2-year period among women in the alendronate 5-mg group was +3.5% (a mean increase), with a standard deviation of 4.2%.
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- Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897...AlgebraISBN:9780079039897Author:CarterPublisher:McGraw Hill