Table 1.
Comparison of characteristics of patients with and without a subsequent fracture
| Total (n=834) | Subsequent fracture (n=57; 6.8%) | No subsequent fracture (n=777; 93.2%) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age (SD) |
|
67.3 (10.4) |
70.3 (11.1) |
67.1 (10.3) |
0.023 |
|
Sex n (%) |
|
|
|
|
0.022 |
| |
Women |
608 (72.9) |
49 (86.0) |
559 (71.9) |
|
| |
Men |
226 (27.1) |
8 (14.0) |
218 (28.1) |
|
|
Fracture location n (%) |
|
|
|
|
0.874 |
| |
Major |
286 (34.3) |
19 (33.3) |
267 (32.0) |
|
| |
Minor |
548 (65.7) |
38 (67.7) |
510 (68.0) |
|
|
Bone RFs (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Fracture 50+ yrs |
|
218 (26.1) |
22 (38.6) |
196 (25.2) |
0.027 |
| <60 kg |
|
149 (17.9) |
11 (19.3) |
138 (17.8) |
0.770 |
| Positive family history |
|
144 (17.3) |
12 (21.1) |
132 (17.0) |
0.433 |
| Immobility |
|
36 (4.3) |
6 (10.5) |
30 (3.9) |
0.017 |
| On glucocorticoids |
|
7 (0.8) |
0 (0) |
7 (0.9) |
1.000 |
| At least 1 bone RF |
|
427 (51.2) |
36 (63.2) |
391 (50.3) |
0.061 |
|
Fall RFs (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
| >1 fall last year |
|
217 (26.0) |
21 (36.8) |
196 (25.2) |
0.054 |
| On psychopharmaca |
|
185 (22.2) |
18 (31.6) |
167 (21.5) |
0.077 |
| Low ADL (before fracture) |
|
61 (7.3) |
8 (14.0) |
53 (6.8) |
0.043 |
| Articular complaints |
|
261 (31.3) |
17 (29.8) |
244 (31.4) |
0.804 |
| Urinary incontinence |
|
120 (14.4) |
14 (24.6) |
106 (13.6) |
0.023 |
| Parkinson’s disease |
|
5 (0.6) |
0 (0) |
5 (0.6) |
1.000 |
| At least 1 of the fall RF | 504 (60.4) | 39 (68.4) | 465 (59.8) | 0.201 |
P-value refers to differences between patients with and without subsequent fracture.
Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests were used for categorical variables and independent-samples t-tests for numerical variables.
Abbreviations: ADL: activity of daily living.