Table III.

The frequency of events associated with osteoporosis and the use of antiosteoporotic drug and calcium and vitamin D supplements

	Men		Women
	54–55 yearsa		54–55 yearsa		63–65 yearsa		69–77 yearsa
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	Pb
Back pain
Never	3	7.5	4	12.5	2	6.3	10	23.9	ns
Rarely	28	70.0	22	68.7	17	53.1	19	45.2
Weekly	6	15.0	3	9.4	3	9.4	5	11.9
Daily	3	7.5	3	9.4	10	31.2	8	19.0
Falls (n)
Last year	11	40.7	13	46.4	19	61.3	7	21.9	0.005
Last month	6	24.0	5	19.2	10	34.5	0	0.0	0.011
Last week	1	3.2	2	6.7	3	10.7	0	0.0	na
Fracture
None	26	60.4	26	74.3	15	40.5	32	57.1	0.018
Osteoporotic	3	7.0	2	5.7	9	24.3	17	30.4	0.020
Other	14	32.6	7	20.0	13	35.2	7	12.5
Hip surgery
Yes	0	0.0	1	2.8	2	5.3	4	7.1	na
No	45	100.0	35	97.2	36	94.7	52	92.9
Osteoporotic drug
Yes	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	5.3	4	7.1	na
No	45	100.0	36	100.0	36	94.7	52	92.9
Vitamin D
Yes	15	34.1	15	42.9	18	47.4	22	37.9	ns
No	29	65.9	20	57.1	20	52.6	36	62.1
Calcium
Yes	12	27.3	11	30.6	13	35.1	21	36.8	ns
No	32	72.7	25	69.4	24	64.9	36	63.2

^aDecades born: 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.

^bDifference between women.

Missing: Back pain, 35; falls, 52; fracture, 10; hip surgery, 6; drug for osteoporosis, 6; intake of vitamin D, 9; and calcium, 7.