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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 20.
Published in final edited form as: Stat Med. 2014 Nov 6;34(4):652–663. doi: 10.1002/sim.6356

Table 1.

Covariates from the SOF Study used for the investigation of first and second fractures.

Variable in regression Variable label

thyroid Doctor ever told you have high thyroid?
stroke Doctor ever told you have had a stroke?
Parkinson Doctor ever told you have Parkinson’s disease?
arthritis Doctor ever told you have arthritis?
diabetes Doctor ever told you have diabetes?
#faint Number of times fainted in last 12 months
#fall Number of falls in last 12 months
bmi Body mass index (kg/m2)
age Age at visit 2 (baseline visit)
hipBMD Total hip BMD (g/cm2)
fnBMD Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2)
vitamin D Currently taking Vitamin D once per week
Tums Currently taking Tums once per week
estrogen Currently taking estrogen pills
mndepth Mid near depth perception
lndepth Low near depth perception
wt-change Weight change since 25 years old (kgs)
smoke Smoking status (never, past, current)
exercise Take walks for exercise?