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. 2016 Aug 9;39(3):214–222. doi: 10.1016/j.bj.2015.11.003

Table 3.

Comparison between subjects with and without fragility fracture.

Variables Subjects with fragility fracture
Subjects without fragility fracture
Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
n Mean ± SD, percentage n Mean ± SD, percentage p ORe (95% CI) pe
Age (year-old) 25 69.0 ± 8.8 158 68.7 ± 8.2 0.870a
Body height (cm) 25 151.2 ± 6.7 157 151.7 ± 4.8 0.634a
Body weight (kg) 25 56.7 ± 9.6 157 58.4 ± 9.0 0.384a
BMI (kg/m2) 25 24.7 ± 3.6 157 25.3 ± 3.7 0.440a
Waist circumflex (cm) 25 83.1 ± 7.0 157 83.2 ± 10.0 0.990a
Hip circumflex (cm) 25 97.5 ± 6.7 157 96.4 ± 8.8 0.570a
Bun 24 17.5 ± 5.2 156 15.9 ± 4.5 0.108a
Creatinine 24 0.8 ± 0.2 156 0.8 ± 0.2 0.419a
Cholesterol 24 216.1 ± 41.1 157 208.0 ± 38.2 0.338a
HDL 25 59.0 ± 11.9 158 57.0 ± 12.7 0.445a
LDL 25 137.5 ± 32.9 157 131.9 ± 34.8 0.453a
Triglyceride 24 131.5 ± 63.6 157 125.6 ± 67.6 0.687a
Fasting glucose 24 114.3 ± 39.9 154 108.1 ± 38.2 0.468a
HbA1c 24 6.2 ± 1.4 156 6.1 ± 1.2 0.618a
Uric acid 24 5.5 ± 1.9 157 5.5 ± 1.3 0.983a
Hypertension 25 36.0 (9/25) 158 44.3 (70/158) 0.436b
Diabetes mellitus 25 20.0 (5/25) 158 17.1 (27/158) 0.777c
Previous fracture history 25 20.0 (5/25) 158 23.4 (37/158) 0.706b
Exercise habit 25 32.0 (8/25) 158 29.5 (47/158) 0.819b
Labor worker 25 12.0 (3/25) 158 10.8 (17/158) >0.99c
Calcium tablet 25 32 (8/25) 158 23.4 (37/158) 0.354b
Habitual milk intake 25 16.0 (4/25) 158 20.9 (33/158) 0.572b
Habitual tea intake 25 8.0 (2/25) 158 10.8 (17/158) >0.99c
Various food intake frequency
 Egg 25 1.7 ± 1.3 158 2.0 ± 1.8 0.919d
 Fish 25 7.2 ± 4.3 158 7.0 ± 4.6 0.739d
 Meat 25 3.7 ± 2.8 158 4.5 ± 3.7 0.475d
 Offal food 25 0.1 ± 0.3 158 0.3 ± 0.8 0.230d
 Algae 25 1.2 ± 1.2 158 1.9 ± 2.2 0.120d
 Soy product 25 1.4 ± 1.7 158 1.7 ± 2.1 0.471d
 Fruit 25 6.1 ± 3.7 158 6.0 ± 4.2 0.570d
 Dark-green vegetable 25 7.9 ± 4.4 158 8.6 ± 4.4 0.431d
 Other deep-colored vegetable 25 5.1 ± 3.8 158 6.6 ± 4.2 0.024d 3.00f (1.06–8.53) 0.039
 Light-colored vegetable 25 5.6 ± 3.3 158 7.7 ± 4.3 0.021d 2.70f (1.07–6.85) 0.029
 Sum of vegetable 25 18.6 ± 9.9 158 22.8 ± 11.1 0.037d 2.88g (1.22–6.84) 0.016

Abbreviations: n: Case number; BMI: Body mass index; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c: Glycohemoglobin; CI: Confidence interval; OR: Odds ratio.

a

Determined by independent sample t-test.

b

Determined by Pearson's Chi-square test.

c

Determined by Fisher's exact test.

d

Determined by Mann–Whitney U-test.

e

Determined by binary logistic regression. Dependent variable: Fragility fracture or not, covariates: Food item divided into two groups, age and body mass index. Each food item (including dark-green, other deep-colored, light-colored vegetable and sum of vegetable) was analyzed by each binary logistic regression model to avoid multicollinearity.

f

OR for weekly intake frequency <6 versus ≥6.

g

OR for weekly intake frequency <15 versus ≥15.