Table 1.
Demographic, anthropometric, and clinical data of the Vertebral Fracture (VF) and No Vertebral Fracture (NVF) groups.
| All (n = 180) | Vertebral Fracture (n = 41) | No Vertebral Fracture (n = 139) | p-value VF vs. NVF | |
| Age, years | 75.2 (4.5) | 76.3 (5.4) | 74.8 (4.2) | 0.057 |
| Caucasian individuals, n (%) | 121 (67.2) | 27 (65.9) | 94 (67.6) | 0.832 |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 28.8 (4.9) | 29.1 (5.1) | 28.7 (4.8) | 0.572 |
| Classification according to BMI | ||||
| Normal, n (%) | 44 (22.8) | 9 (22.0) | 35 (25.6) | |
| Overweight, n (%) | 67 (37.6) | 16 (39.0) | 51 (37.2) | 0.896 |
| Obese, n (%) | 67 (37.6) | 16 (39.0) | 51 (37.2) | |
| Currently smoking, n (%) | 18 (10) | 3 (7.3) | 15 (10.8) | 0.515 |
| Physical activity level, n (%) | ||||
| Low | 8 (4.4) | 3 (7.3) | 5 (3.6) | |
| Moderate | 120 (66.7) | 27 (65.9) | 93 (66.9) | 0.586 |
| High | 52 (28.9) | 11 (26.8) | 41 (29.5) | |
| Chronic faller, n (%) | 28 (40) | 11 (64.7) | 17 (32.1) | 0.017 |
| SAH, n (%) | 126 (74.6) | 25 (83.3) | 101 (72.7) | 0.224 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 44 (24.4) | 9 (22.0) | 35 (25.2) | 0.672 |
| Hyperthyroidism, n (%) | 14 (8.3) | 2 (6.7) | 12 (8.6) | 0.723 |
| Two or more concomitant diseases | 128 (71.1) | 26 (63.4) | 102 (73.4) | 0.216 |
| Number of medications | 1.5 (1.4) | 1.7(1.4) | 1.5(1.4) | 0.497 |
| Densitometric criteria (ISCD) | ||||
| Osteopenia, n (%) | 61 (33.9) | 8 (19.5) | 53 (38.1) | 0.027 |
| Osteoporosis, n (%) | 101 (56.1) | 30 (73.2) | 71 (51.1) | 0.012 |
Data are presented as the mean (standard deviation) or n (percentage).
SAH = Systemic Arterial Hypertension.