Table 1.

Functional measurements and health quality of life by fracture status

	Not fractured (Nfr); men n = 1,533; women n = 1,567		Other fracture than those at osteoporotic site (Ofr); men n = 485; women n = 538		Osteoporotic fracture excluding vertebral (oOSfr); men n = 187; women n = 702		Vertebral fracture (Vfr); men n = 73; women n = 222		Test of difference between fractures and control group P-valuesa
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Vfr versus oOSfr	Vfr versus Nfr	oOSfr versus Nfr	Vfr versus Ofr	oOSfr versus Ofr	Ofr versus Nfr
Men
Grip strength, average (kg)	39.4	9.5	39.4	9.9	36.8	8.9	36.7	8.2	—	–—	0.002	—	0.03	—
Quadriceps strength, average (kg)	41.3	11.1	40.6	11.0	38.3	10.8	37.7	10.0	—	0.02	0.001	—	—	0.02
Timed Up and Go, average (s)b	12.2	3.2	12.6	3.6	12.8	3.8	13.3	3.8	—	0.04	—	—	—	0.01
Six-metre walk, average (s)b	6.48	1.94	6.64	2.06	6.86	2.13	6.84	1.87	—	—	0.03	—	—	0.01
Activity of daily living	0.33	0.77	0.36	0.81	0.5	1.01	0.64	1.16	—	0.003	0.02	0.02	—	—
EQ-5D score	0.88	0.16	0.87	0.17	0.83	0.18	0.85	0.17	—	—	0.001	—	—	—
Women
Grip strength, average (kg)	24.2	5.9	24.0	6.1	22.9	5.6	21.3	5.3	0.002	<0.0001	0.02	0.0002	—	—
Quadriceps strength, average (kg)	26.7	7.7	26.5	8.3	25.6	7.5	22.6	7.02	<0.0001	<0.0001	—	<0.0001	—	—
Timed Up and Go, average (s)b	12.4	3.7	12.4	3.7	13.2	4.2	14.3	5.6	0.01	<0.0001	0.02	<0.0001	0.02	—
Six-metre walk, average (s)b	6.88	1.95	6.79	1.77	7.21	2.09	7.72	2.34	0.005	<0.0001	—	<0.0001	0.02	—
Activity of daily living	0.48	0.96	0.51	0.96	0.58	1.09	0.86	1.34	0.001	<0.0001	—	0.001	—	—
EQ-5D score	0.81	0.2	0.78	0.21	0.8	0.2	0.72	0.25	<0.0001	<0.0001	—	0.003	—	0.03

—, Not significant.

^aComparisons are adjusted for age.

^bAnalysed on logarithmic scale.