Table 4.
Additional considerations regarding the fracture risk communication by study site
| All (n = 332) | Canada, Hamilton (n = 31) | Canada, COPN (n = 30) | USA, California (n = 35) | USA, Washington (n = 29) | Mexico (n = 36) | Argentina (n = 30) | The NL (n = 19) | Belgium (n = 30) | UK (n = 29) | Spain (n = 28) | Japan (n = 35) | p-value2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add consequences of fractures | |||||||||||||
| Risk of dying | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 183 (55.1) | 17 (54.8) | 25 (83.3) | 25 (71.4) | 18 (62.1) | 20 (55.6) | 5 (16.7) | 6 (31.6) | 16 (53.3) | 14 (48.3) | 27 (96.4) | 10 (28.6) | < 0.001 |
| Unable to walk | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 260 (78.3) | 24 (77.4) | 27 (90.0) | 27 (77.1) | 23 (79.3) | 33 (91.7) | 8 (26.7) | 11 (57.9) | 29 (96.7) | 19 (65.5) | 28 (100.0) | 31 (88.6) | < 0.001 |
| Losing independence | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 262 (78.9) | 25 (80.6) | 27 (90.0) | 27 (77.1) | 23 (79.3) | 31 (86.1) | 12 (40.0) | 11 (57.9) | 29 (96.7) | 21 (72.4) | 28 (100.0) | 28 (80.0) | < 0.001 |
| Losing QoL | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 253 (76.2) | 27 (87.1) | 27 (90.0) | 27 (77.1) | 25 (86.2) | 32 (88.9) | 5 (16.7) | 16 (84.2) | 28 (93.3) | 22 (75.9) | 28 (100.0) | 16 (45.7) | < 0.001 |
| Being kyphotic | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 238 (71.7) | 23 (74.2) | 27 (90.0) | 26 (74.3) | 21 (72.4) | 31 (86.1) | 3 (10.0) | 12(63.2) | 28 (93.3) | 19 (65.5) | 27 (96.4) | 21 (60.0) | < 0.001 |
| Ranking of consequences | |||||||||||||
| Ranked as the most important | |||||||||||||
| Risk of dying | 72 (21.7) | 6 (19.4) | 10 (33.3) | 16 (45.7) | 7 (24.1) | 7 (19.4) | 6 (20.0) | 1 (5.3) | 5 (16.7) | 4 (13.8) | 7 (25.0) | 4 (11.4) | 0.003 |
| Unable to walk | 71 (21.4) | 6 (19.4) | 2 (6.7) | 3 (8.6) | 4 (13.8) | 9 (25.0) | 5 (16.7) | 6 (31.6) | 9 (30.0) | 5 (17.2) | 1 (3.6) | 21 (60.0) | < 0.001 |
| Losing independence | 75 (22.6) | 7 (22.6) | 11 (36.7) | 2 (5.7) | 6 (20.7) | 6 (16.7) | 5 (16.7) | 2 (10.5) | 12 (40.0) | 4 (13.8) | 13 (46.4) | 7 (20.0) | 0.005 |
| Losing QoL | 80 (24.1) | 9 (29.0) | 7 (23.3) | 9 (25.7) | 8 (27.6) | 13 (36.1) | 4 (13.3) | 9 (47.4) | 3 (10.0) | 12 (41.4) | 5 (17.9) | 1 (2.9) | 0.001 |
| Being kyphotic | 26 (7.8) | 3 (9.7) | 2 (6.7) | 1 (2.9) | 2 (6.9) | 1 (2.8) | 10 (33.3) | 2 (10.5) | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.4) | 2 (7.1) | 3 (8.6) | < 0.001 |
| Relevance of pictures | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 230 (69.3) | 21 (67.7) | 20 (66.7) | 17 (48.6) | 21 (72.4) | 31 (86.1) | 25 (83.3) | 12 (63.2) | 18 (60.0) | 12 (41.4) | 21 (75.0) | 32 (91.4) | < 0.001 |
| No | 70 (21.1) | 8 (25.8) | 7 (23.3) | 16 (45.7) | 6 (20.7) | 4 (11.1) | 1 (3.3) | 1 (5.3) | 6 (20.0) | 16 (55.2) | 3 (10.7) | 2 (5.7) | |
| Do not have opinion | 32 (9.6) | 2 (6.5) | 3 (10.0) | 2 (5.7) | 2 (6.9) | 1 (2.8) | 4 (13.3) | 6 (31.6) | 6 (20.0) | 1 (3.4) | 4 (14.3) | 1 (2.9) | |
| Verbal explanation from caregivers (1–7)1 | 6.55 ± 1.13 | 5.97 ± 1.64 | 6.97 ± 0.18 | 6.77 ± 0.55 | 6.48 ± 1.15 | 5.92 ± 2.25 | 6.80 ± 0.61 | 6.63 ± 0.76 | 6.43 ± 0.73 | 6.86 ± 0.44 | 7.00 ± 0.00 | 6.43 ± 0.95 | < 0.001 |
| Information printed (1–7)1 | 6.27 ± 1.41 | 6.39 ± 0.99 | 6.97 ± 0.18 | 6.31 ± 1.37 | 6.48 ± 0.95 | 5.92 ± 2.26 | 6.40 ± 1.13 | 6.21 ± 1.51 | 5.67 ± 1.71 | 6.66 ± 0.55 | 6.11 ± 1.73 | 5.91 ± 1.44 | 0.02 |
| Development of an online website (1–7)1 | 5.55 ± 1.82 | 5.42 ± 1.94 | 6.27 ± 1.62 | 6.37 ± 1.65 | 6.14 ± 1.41 | 5.81 ± 1.95 | 5.33 ± 1.83 | 5.00 ± 2.21 | 3.83 ± 1.68 | 6.28 ± 1.13 | 5.39 ± 1.55 | 4.97 ± 1.54 | < 0.001 |
NB. Quantitative variables are expressed in mean ± SD; binary and categorical variables are expressed in absolute and relative frequencies, n (%)
QoL quality of life
1Scale for (1–7): Not relevant (1), very relevant (7)
2p-values assessing statistical differences between countries were obtained using a Chi2 test (or exact Fisher test) for categorical/binary variables and using a one-way ANOVA for quantitative variables