Table II:
Comparison of demographic parameters and risk factors among patients with high energy injury (group-H) with that of patients with fragility fracture (group-L)
Variables | Group-L | Group-H | PR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
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n (%) / Mean (SD) | N | n (%) / Mean (SD) | N | |||
Age > 70 years | 25 (20.2) | 124 | 12 (24.5) | 49 | 0.8 (0.4- 1.7) | 0.53 |
Female gender | 85 (68.5) | 124 | 41 (83.7) | 49 | 0.4 (0.2- 1.0) | 0.04 |
T- score < -2.5 | 70 (56.5) | 124 | 16 (38.1) | 42 | 2.1 (1.0- 4.3) | 0.04 |
Age | 64.0 (9.5) | 124 | 63.4 (8.9) | 49 | - | 0.73 |
Weight | 58.3 (13.2) | 110 | 59.9 (10.5) | 35 | - | 0.50 |
Height* | 153.6 (7.3) | 108 | 152.8 (6.8) | 35 | - | 0.55 |
BMI | 24.6 (4.9) | 108 | 25.9(5.5) | 35 | - | 0.2 |
T SCORE | -2.6 (1) | 124 | -2.2 (1.2) | 42 | - | 0.03 |
Abbreviations - N: Number of patients whose data were available, n: number of patients qualifying the criteria. BMI: Body mass index, CI: Confidence interval, PR: Prevalence ratio, SD: Standard deviation. *Height was measured in centimetres.