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. 2005 Sep;20(9):847–851. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0157.x

Table 1.

Baseline Demographic Variables

>Variable White n=102 African American n=103 P Value
Location
  Academic 52 60 .296
  Community 50 43
Age* 77.8 (7.0) 80.3 (7.4) .014
Weight* 114.1 (10.8) 111.1 (11.0) .057
Height*† 61.7 (5.4) 61.3 (2.7) .533
Smoking history 33 38 .395
Heavy alcohol use 3 8 .107
Family history of osteoporosis 5 1 .092
History of hip fracture 6 6 .986
History of vertebral compression fracture 15 0 <.001
Oral corticosteroid use 16 14 .671
History of a predisposing disorder 16 16
Current use of HT 23 11 .022
Current use of calcium 58 38 .004
Current use of vitamin D 47 21 <.001
Total number of clinic visits§
 1 or 2 4 3
 3 or 4 10 4
 5 or more 88 96 .217
*

The table presents counts for categorical variables and means and standard deviations for continuous variables

Height was available for 75 white subjects and 64 African-American subjects.

Heavy alcohol use defined as ≥3 drinks per day.

§

Total clinic visits prior to and including the year 2000.

HT, hormone therapy.