Table 2
Alendronate v placebo at year 2 in men with osteoporosis‡
Outcome
Alendronate
Placebo
RRR (95% CI)
NNT (CI)
‡Abbreviations defined in glossary; RRR, NNT, and CI calculated from data in article.
Vertebral fractures
1%
7%
89% (35 to 98)
16 (7 to 56)