Table 2.
Comparison of baseline characteristics between slow and rapid height losers
| Mean (SD)/freq (%) |
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Slow height losers | Rapid height losers | ||
| Male | n = 1529 | n = 25 | |
| Age (year) | 71.70 (4.64) | 75.56 (5.23) | <0.0001* |
| Height (cm) | 163.23 (5.69) | 164.05 (5.26) | 0.4749 |
| Weight (kg) | 62.73 (9.11) | 61.76 (11.93) | 0.5977 |
| Grip strength (kg) | 31.94 (6.20) | 29.16 (7.02) | 0.0265* |
| PASE | 100.76 (50.65) | 98.85 (59.39) | 0.8523 |
| Baseline hip BMD (g/cm2) | 0.87 (0.12) | 0.83 (0.16) | 0.0917 |
| Current smoker | 163 (10.7%) | 5 (20.0%) | 0.1358 |
| Alcohol use | 370 (24.2%) | 7 (28.0%) | 0.6601 |
| COPD | 154 (10.1%) | 3 (12.0%) | 0.7510 |
| Gastrectomy | 148 (9.7%) | 3 (12.0%) | 0.6976 |
| Thyroid disease | 31 (2.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.4720 |
| Diabetes | 219 (14.3%) | 2 (8.0%) | 0.3693 |
| Fracture after 50 years | 92 (6.0%) | 3 (12.0%) | 0.2155 |
| Taking ACEI | 209 (13.7%) | 3 (12.0%) | 0.8094 |
| Taking inhaled corticosteroid | 10 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.6850 |
| Taking osteoporosis drugs | 3 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.8246 |
| Female | n = 1519 | n = 64 | |
| Age (year) | 71.84 (4.93) | 75.98 (6.47) | <0.0001* |
| Height (cm) | 151.16 (5.25) | 149.15 (4.91) | 0.0033* |
| Weight (kg) | 54.81 (8.40) | 52.87 (6.87) | 0.0745 |
| Grip strength (kg) | 20.57 (4.17) | 19.21 (3.69) | 0.0124* |
| PASE | 87.86 (33.47) | 71.75 (24.50) | 0.0002* |
| Baseline Hip BMD (g/cm2) | 0.72 (0.11) | 0.66 (0.11) | 0.0002* |
| Current smoker | 23 (1.5%) | 2 (3.3%) | 0.2867 |
| Alcohol use | 42 (2.8%) | 1 (1.6%) | 0.5872 |
| COPD | 71 (4.7%) | 1 (1.6%) | 0.2591 |
| Gastrectomy | 94 (6.3%) | 4 (6.6%) | 0.9258 |
| Thyroid disease | 97 (6.5%) | 4 (6.6%) | 0.9764 |
| Diabetes | 209 (13.9%) | 9 (14.8%) | 0.8545 |
| Fracture after 50 years | 246 (16.4%) | 15 (24.6%) | 0.0924 |
| Taking ACEI | 115 (7.7%) | 8 (13.1%) | 0.1211 |
| Taking inhaled corticosteroid | 10 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.5225 |
| Taking osteoporosis drugs | 25 (1.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.3096 |
*P < 0.05.