Table II.

The occurrence of risk factors for osteoporosis in the study population in Nuuk

	Men		Women
	Aged 54–55 years		Aged 54–55 years		Aged 63–65 years		Aged 69–77 years
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	Pa	Pb
Family history
Yes	4	8.9	4	11.4	6	16.2	11	22.0	ns	ns
No	41	91.1	31	88.6	31	83.8	39	78.0
Smoker
Present	19	42.2	20	60.6	16	41.0	21	35.0	ns	0.022
Past	17	37.8	12	36.4	16	41.0	21	35.0
Never	9	20.0	1	3.0	7	18.0	18	30.0
Alcohol units/week
<15	37	82.2	28	77.8	30	76.9	52	89.7	ns	ns
15+	8	17.8	8	22.0	9	23.1	6	10.3
Other diseases
Yes	5	11.1	4	11.1	3	7.5	9	15.0	ns	ns
No	40	88.9	32	88.9	37	92.5	51	85.0
Steroid daily
Yes	1	2.2	1	2.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	na	na
No	44	97.8	35	97.2	38	100	52	100
Other bone affecting drugs
Yes	1	2.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	1.8	na	na
No	44	97.8	35	100	38	100	54	98.2
Sun exposure
Often	3	6.7	3	8.3	2	5.3	6	11.8	ns	0.003
Some	34	75.5	31	86.1	30	78.9	26	51.0
Limited	8	17.8	2	5.6	6	15.8	19	37.2
Dairy products
Daily	29	64.4	26	72.2	24	63.2	41	73.2	ns	ns
Weekly	7	15.6	6	16.7	5	13.2	9	16.1
Rarely	9	20.0	4	11.1	9	23.6	6	10.7
Age at menopause
<45	na		6	18.8	7	25.0	4	11.4	na	ns
45+	na		26	81.2	21	75.0	31	88.6

^aChi-squared test for differences between genders.

^bChi-squared test for differences with age between women.

Missing: Family history, 14; smoker, 4; alcohol intake, 3; steroid use, 10; use of drug affecting bone, 8; sun exposure, 11; intake of dairy products, 6; age at menopause, 41.