Table 2.
Physical component summary score by population characteristics
| Without vertebral fracture | With Vertebral fracture | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Score > -2.5 | T-Score ≤ -2.5 | Mild | Mod-severe | ||
| Age group [p(model)<0.0001; p(age)<0.0001; p(groups) = 0.0405] | |||||
| - 50-54 years | 48.02 | 51.50 | 51.93 | 36.86 | 48.46 |
| - 55-59 years | 48.65 | 46.11 | 43.14 | 50.21 | 48.05 |
| - 60-64 years | 44.85 | 48.72 | 42.49 | 41.73 | 45.29 |
| - 65-69 years | 43.19 | 44.57 | 41.51 | 42.76 | 43.38 |
| - 70-74 years | 41.92 | 42.76 | 39.59 | 37.26 | 41.34 |
| - 75 years and older | 39.55 | 42.97 | 40.67 | 39.15 | 40.38 |
| Educational level [p(model)<0.0001; p(educational level)<0.0001; p(groups) = 0.0265] | |||||
| - Without studies | 40.44 | 42.23 | 39.92 | 36.52 | 40.12 |
| - Primary | 44.84 | 46.29 | 42.77 | 42.04 | 44.84 |
| - Second./university | 48.04 | 47.69 | 45.36 | 37.19 | 47.58 |
| - Unknown | 46.87 | 43.01 | 39.74 | 49.68 | 45.76 |
| Densitometry [p(model)<0.0028; p(densitometry)<0.9419; p(groups) = 0.0004] | |||||
| - Normal | 45.37 | - | 38.44 | 47.77 | 44.91 |
| - Osteopenia | 45.31 | - | 41.32 | 40.11 | 44.74 |
| - Osteoporosis | - | 45.72 | 43.11 | 39.17 | 44.62 |
| Chronic conditions** [p(model)<0.0001; p(chronic)<0.0001; p(groups) = 0.0186] | |||||
| - None | 50.61 | 50.78 | 54.00 | 45.49 | 50.63 |
| - 1 | 46.34 | 45.43 | 38.41 | 43.01 | 45.11 |
| - 2 | 42.30 | 44.90 | 40.96 | 36.65 | 42.14 |
| - 3 or more | 36.04 | 37.27 | 39.93 | 36.82 | 36.90 |
| Antecedents of non-vertebral fracture [p(model)<0.0058; p(non-vert. fract)<0.0001; p(groups) = 0.0010] | |||||
| - No | 45.56 | 46.14 | 41.52 | 40.37 | 45.01 |
| - Yes | 38.40 | 40.16 | 42.64 | 39.14 | 39.73 |
| Hypoestrogenism antecedents [p(model)<0.0001; p(hypoestrogenism)<0.0001; p(groups) = 0.0003] | |||||
| - No | 46.10 | 46.37 | 41.50 | 41.59 | 45.43 |
| - Yes | 41.88 | 43.42 | 42.37 | 36.03 | 41.83 |
| Obesity BMI>35 [p(model)<0.0001; p(obesity)<0.0001; p(groups) = 0.0005] | |||||
| - No | 46.34 | 46.17 | 41.68 | 40.77 | 45.52 |
| - Yes | 38.14 | 33.65 | 41.12 | 37.09 | 37.98 |
| Antiosteoporotic treatment [p(model)<0.0001; p(treatment)<0.0143; p(groups) = 0.0008] | |||||
| - No | 45.65 | 46.19 | 42.45 | 42.34 | 45.28 |
| - Yes | 43.87 | 44.57 | 37.96 | 37.37 | 42.83 |
| Vertebral fracture localization [p(model) = 0.0700; p(localization) = 0.0375; p(groups) = 0.7755] | |||||
| - Thoracic | - | - | 42.83 | 42.24 | 42.66 |
| - Lumbar | - | - | 34.61 | 40.19 | 36.76 |
| - Both | - | - | 34.12 | 37.56 | 37.09 |
| Total [p(groups) = 0.0004] | |||||
| TOTAL | 45.33 | 45.72 | 41.62 | 40.26 | 44.14* |
* Total weighted to represent the distribution of the female population by age in the city of Valencia.
** Chronic conditions: corticoid treatment, gait abnormalities for any reason, cognitive or visual deficit, depression, gastrectomy, bowel resection, inflammatory bowel disease, thyroidectomy, diabetes mellitus, chronic liver diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic kidney failure and transplantation. BMI: Body Mass Index.
p-values correspond to the multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).