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Summary of causes of comorbidity during hospitalization due to the VCF and causes of death
| Causes | Co-morbidity N (%) |
Mortality N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac disease | 22 (14.8) | 14 (6.8) |
| Respiratory disease | 13 (8.7) | 13 (6.3) |
| Neoplasm | 9 (6.0) | 39 (18.9) |
| Infection | 20 (13.4) | 46 (22.3) |
| Neurological disease | 7 (4.7) | 8 (3.9) |
| Transplant-related complication | 4 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other fracture | 19 (12.8) | 8 (3.9) |
| COVID-19 | – | 14 (6.8) |
| Other cause | 55 (36.9) | 22 (10.7) |
| Unknown | – | 42 (20.4) |
