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. 2015 Aug 28;5(8):e345. doi: 10.1038/bcj.2015.71

Table 2. Characteristics of the population according to fractured status.

Characteristics Fractured (N= 37) Not fractured (N= 164) P-value
  Mean±s.d. Mean±s.d.  
Age (years) 73.54±10.28 65.07±12.47 <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 27.27±4.73 26.75±4.75 0.558
BMD total hip (g/cm2) 0.789±0.114 0.920±0.152 <0.001
T-score total hip (DS) –1.40±0.76 –0.56±0.99 <0.001
BMD femoral neck (g/cm2) 0.636±0.094 0.759±0.139 <0.001
T-score femoral neck (DS) –1.96±0.75 –1.14±1.04 <0.001
BMD lower spine (g/cm2) 0.851±0.121 0.974±0.161 0.005
T-score lower spine (DS) –2.09±1.10 –0.92±1.43 0.001
Albumin (g/l) 40.74±5.07 42.75±4.94 0.027
Calcium (mmol/l) 2.33±0.12 2.33±0.10 0.964
Phosphate (mmol /l) 1.03±0.13 0.99±0.16 0.217
Creatinine (μmol/l) 80.19±27.49 76.66±24.26 0.437
C-reactive protein (mg/l) 12.11±16.78 7.43±16.23 0.118
25 Hydroxyvitamine D (nmol/l) 61.89±34.67 54.22±26.93 0.150
PTH (pg/ml) 36.89±27.06 38.36±23.52 0.745
β2 Microglobulin (mg/l) 2.49±0.89 2.16±0.99 0.075
LDH (UI/l) 287.54±104.57 276.56±110.21 0.591
Marrow plasma cells (%) 3.13±2.16 3.34±2.37 0.752
Monoclonal protein in serum (g/l) 6.95±5.32 5.75±4.78 0.180
BALP (UI/l) 14.94±7.03 13.49±9.29 0.379
       
Categorical variables
 Sex (women) 20 (54.05%) 83 (50.61%) 0.73
 γ Heavy chain (IgG) 16 (43.24%) 88 (53.66%) 0.27
 μ Heavy chain (IgM) 17 (45.94%) 50 (30.49%)  
 α Heavy chain (IgA) 2 (5.41%) 19 (11.59%)  
 Double isotype heavy chain 2 (5.41%) 7 (4.27%)  
 κ Light chain 16 (43.24%) 113 (68.90%) 0.013
 λ Light chain 18 (48.65%) 45 (27.44%)  
 Double isotype light chain 3 (8.11%) 6 (3.66%)  

Abbreviations: BALP, bone-alkaline phosphatase; BMD, bone mineral density; BMI, body mass index; CTX, C-terminal telopeptid of collagen-1; Ig, immunoglobulin; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; PTH, parathormone.