Table 2.
Anthropometric, biochemical and bone mineral density values in patients subdivided according to fragility fractures. Results are presented as median [interquartile range] and mean
| Patients without fractures | Patients with fractures | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 153 | 247 |
| Age (years) | 65.06 (10.76) | 70.35 (9.91)* |
| Menopause (%) | 145 (94.8) | 240 ( 97.2) |
| Years since menopause | 15.00 [9.00, 24.00] | 23.00 [15.00, 30.00]* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.42 (3.90) | 23.90 (3.92) |
| Smoking (%) | 25 (16.3) | 50 (20.4) |
| L1–L4 BMD (g/cm2) | 0.84 (0.14) | 0.80 (0.16)** |
| L1–L4 T-score (SD) | − 2.08 (1.33) | − 2.32 (1.39) |
| Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2) | 0.66 (0.12) | 0.63 (0.11)° |
| Femoral neck T-score (SD) | − 2.04 (0.90) | − 2.20 (0.89) |
| Femoral total BMD (g/cm2) | 0.75 (0.12) | 0.74 (0.11) |
| Femoral total T-score (SD) | − 1.74 (0.99) | − 1.80 (0.89) |
| Red blood cells (× 106 microL) | 4.562 (5.28) | 4.604 (4.74) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.53 (1.07) | 13.47 (1.09) |
| Hematocrit (%) | 41.01 (4.63) | 40.85 (4.32) |
| RDW > 15 (%) | 3 (2.0) | 22 (8.9)** |
| Platelets (× 103 microL) | 248.6 (5.79) | 245.6 (6.19) |
| White cells (× 103 microL) | 6.12 (1.59) | 6.21 (2.16) |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.76 [0.65, 0.87] | 0.74 [0.67, 0.85] |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 9.60 [9.27, 9.80] | 9.60 [9.20, 9.89] |
| Phosphate (mg/dL) | 3.80 [3.40, 4.10] | 3.80 [3.40, 4.03] |
| Total protein (g/L) | 7.10 [6.70, 7.30] | 7.07 [6.70, 7.37] |
| Albumin (g/L) | 4.06 [3.81, 4.29] | 4.06 [3.78, 4.31] |
| Neutrophil (× 103 microL) | 3.32 [2.75, 3.99] | 3.21 [2.67, 4.00] |
| Lymphocyte (× 103 microL) | 1.86 [1.58, 2.30] | 1.91 [1.55, 2.25] |
| Monocyte (× 103 microL) | 0.42 [0.33, 0.51] | 0.43 [0.34, 0.52] |
| Eosinophil (× 103 microL) | 0.13 [0.09, 0.20] | 0.14 [0.09, 0.21] |
| Basophil (× 103 microL) | 0.04 [0.02, 0.05] | 0.03 [0.02, 0.05] |
| NLR | 1.69 [1.37, 2.16] | 1.66 [1.33, 2.28] |
| MLR | 0.22 [0.18, 0.27] | 0.22 [0.18, 0.28] |
MLR monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, RDW red blood cell distribution width, BMD Bone Mineral Density, L1–L4 lumbar spine
*p < 0.001
°p = 0.007
**p = 0.01