Table 1. Characteristics of the survey respondents.
| Variable | Entire cohort | Fracture cohort | Osteoporosis cohort | Pa |
| n | 1,137 | 84 (7.4%) | 244 (21.5%) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 806 (71%) | 57 (68%) | 139 (57%) | .1039 |
| Female | 331 (29%) | 27 (32%) | 105 (43%) | |
| Age, years | 48.3 (13.3) | 47.8 (11.4) | 49.6 (11.7) | .0514 |
| Years post injury | 18.5 (13.1) | 19.6 (12.6) | 23.4(13.1) | .2356 |
| First language | ||||
| English | 877 (77%) | 65 (77%) | 209 (86%) | .111 |
| French | 260 (23%) | 19 (23%) | 35 (14%) | |
| Location of residence (population) | ||||
| >100,000 | 673 (60%) | 48 (60%) | 157 (66%) | .2959 |
| 10,000-100,000 | 196 (18%) | 13 (16%) | 31 (13%) | .6475 |
| <10,000 | 244 (22%) | 19 (24%) | 50 (21%) | .7969 |
| Location of residence (Canadian region) | ||||
| Atlantic | 116 (10%) | 9 (11%) | 28 (11%) | 1.000 |
| Quebec | 275 (24%) | 22 (26%) | 35 (14%) | .0212 |
| Ontario | 245 (22%) | 20 (24%) | 71 (29%) | .4281 |
| Prairies | 274 (24%) | 21 (25%) | 53 (22%) | .6393 |
| British Columbia | 227 (20%) | 12 (14%) | 57 (23%) | .1085 |
| Type of lesion | ||||
| Complete tetraplegia | 139 (12%) | 21 (25%) | 52 (21%) | .5831 |
| Incomplete tetraplegia | 426 (37%) | 25 (30%) | 79 (32%) | .7578 |
| Complete paraplegia | 305 (27%) | 28 (33%) | 71 (29%) | .5542 |
| Incomplete paraplegia | 267 (23%) | 10 (12%) | 42 (17%) | .3292 |
Note: Values are frequency (%) or mean (SD) for age and year postinjury variables.
a
Calculated from test for the equality of proportion or group interaction (Fracture x Osteoporosis) of analysis of variance (for age and years postinjury variables).