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. 2012 Feb 23;41(3):351–357. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afs003

Table 1.

Functional measurements and health quality of life by fracture status

Not fractured (Nfr); men = 1,533; women = 1,567
Other fracture than those at osteoporotic site (Ofr); men = 485; women = 538
Osteoporotic fracture excluding vertebral (oOSfr); men = 187; women = 702
Vertebral fracture (Vfr); men = 73; women = 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.