Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Age (years) | 67.5 ± 10.1 |
| Male/female | 137/405 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.1 ± 4.3 |
| Time between fracture and VFA (months) | 2.3 ± 0.08 |
| Type of fracturea | |
| Vertebra | 25 (5%) |
| Hip | 50 (9%) |
| Proximal humerus | 58 (11%) |
| Ankle | 61 (11%) |
| Distal radius | 188 (35%) |
| DXA-BMD | |
| Normal | 60 (11%) |
| Osteopenia | 319 (59%) |
| Osteoporosis | 163 (30%) |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD, except for time between fracture and VFA
BMI body mass index, kg/m 2 kilogramme per square meter, VFA vertebral fracture assessment, DXA-BMD bone mineral density measurement
aFracture for which the patients was referred to FLS