Table 1 |
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Baseline characteristics of study subjects |
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Silicon-rich Water |
Purified Water |
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Number of subject |
10 |
9 |
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Age (years) |
53.1 ± 6.5 |
54.4 ± 3.9 |
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BMI (kg/m2) |
23.4 ± 3.3 |
24.8 ± 4.5 |
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Ethnicity |
White |
7 |
3 |
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Hispanic |
0 |
1 |
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Asian |
0 |
3 |
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African American |
2 |
2 |
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T-score |
Total Hip |
-0.6 ± 1.1 |
-0.5 ± 1.5 |
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Lumbar Spine |
-0.4 ± 1.6 |
-0.2 ± 1.2 |
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BMD (g/cm2) |
Total Hip |
0.9 ± 0.1 |
1.0 ± 0.3 |
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Lumbar Spine |
1.2 ± 0.2 |
1.2 ± 0.3 |
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Values are listed as mean ± SD. |
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Li et al. Nutrition Journal 2010 9:44 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-44 |
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