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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Bone Miner Res. 2012 May;27(5):1177–1185. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.1545

Table 2. Descriptive baseline characteristics by hip and non-spine fracture status.

Hip fracture Any non-spine fracture

No (n = 2556) Yes (n = 84) No (n = 2393) Yes (n = 247)
Age, mean ± SD, yrs 74.6 ± 2.8 76.4 ± 2.8 74.6 ± 2.8 75.3 ± 3.0
Female gender, % 48.5 60.7 46.7 70.5
Black race, % 41.4 28.6 42.3 28.3
Education < high school, % 24.8 25.0 25.6 17.0
BMI, mean ± SD, kg/m2 27.4 ± 4.8 25.8 ± 4.3 27.4 ± 4.8 26.7 ± 4.8
Season of blood draw, %
 Winter 25.5 29.8 25.4 28.3
 Spring 32.1 23.8 32.1 29.2
 Summer 17.3 19.0 17.3 17.4
 Fall 25.1 27.4 25.2 25.1
Pack-years exposure to cigarettes, median (IQR) 4.0 (0.0 - 30.0) 4.0 (0.0 - 36.5) 4.5 (0.0 - 30.0) 1.5 (0.0 - 30.0)
Current alcohol consumption, %
 None 65.0 71.1 65.1 65.8
 < 1 drink/week 6.0 6.0 6.1 4.9
 1-3 drinks/week 20.1 18.1 19.6 23.9
 4+ drinks/week 8.9 4.8 9.2 5.4
Dietary calcium intake, median (IQR), mg/d 717 (515 - 973) 736 (532 - 995) 719 (517 - 978) 716 (501 - 940)
Supplemental calcium intake, % yes 18.3 25.0 17.4 28.7
Supplemental vitamin D intake, % yes 8.3 13.1 8.1 12.2
Time spent walking, median (IQR), minutes/week 40 (0 - 180) 60 (0 - 195) 40 (0 - 180) 36 (0 - 150)
Any fracture after age 45, % yes 20.7 33.3 20.0 32.4
Clinical Comorbidity Index (0-7), mean ± SD 0.79 ± 0.88 1.06 ± 0.97 0.78 ± 0.87 0.95 ± 0.99
Any falls in past 12 months, % yes 23.1 28.9 22.7 28.9
HABC Performance Score (0-4), mean ± SD 2.2 ± 0.5 2.1 ± 0.6 2.2 ± 0.5 2.1 ± 0.6
IL-6, median (IQR), pg/ml 2.4 (1.5 - 4.1) 2.7 (1.7 - 4.4) 2.4 (1.5 - 4.1) 2.4 (1.6 - 4.0)
Hip aBMD, mean ± SD, g/cm2 0.90 ± 0.16 0.74 ± 0.14 0.91 ± 0.16 0.78 ± 0.14
Glomerular Filtration Rate, mean ± SD 72.7 ± 16.1 70.2 ± 16.6 72.9 ± 16.2 69.8 ± 15.5
Serum Calcium, mean ± SD, mg/dL 8.9 ± 0.43 8.9 ± 0.42 8.9 ± 0.43 8.9 ± 0.41
25(OH)D, median (IQR), ng/ml 24.3 (17.8 – 31.9) 26.3 (15.9 – 31.9) 24.3 (17.9 – 31.8) 24.7 (16.5 – 32.2)
PTH, median (IQR), pg/ml 33.8 (25.2 – 45.9) 34.3 (24.8 – 46.9) 33.8 (25.2 – 45.7) 34.3 (24.9 – 47.0)

Bold indicates p-value < 0.05