Table 2.
Characteristics of women eligible for treatment, according to SvOS guidelines, and women not eligible for treatment
| Women eligible for treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | No osteoporosis treatment (n = 866) | Osteoporosis treatment (n = 241) | p |
| Age, years | 78.0 ± 1.64 | 78.0 ± 1.61 | 0.93 |
| Height, cm | 160.8 ± 6.06# | 160.7 ± 6.28€ | 0.86 |
| Weight, kg | 64.9 ± 10.8 | 63.7 ± 11.4 | 0.13 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 25.1 ± 3.97 | 24.6 ± 3.98 | 0.10 |
| Level of education, n (%) | 660 (76.2) | 194 (80.5) | 0.16 |
| Living alone, n (%) | 456 (52.7) | 129 (53.5) | 0.81 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 64 (7.4) | 17 (7.1) | 0.86 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis, n (%) | 37 (4.3)£ | 7 (2.9) | 0.34 |
| Obesity, n (%) | 89 (10.3) | 27 (11.2) | 0.68 |
| High blood pressure, n (%) | 521 (60.2) | 120 (49.8) | 0.004 |
| Excessive alcohol, n (%) | 5 (0.6) | 2 (0.8) | 0.66 |
| Current smoking, n (%) | 49 (5.7) | 16 (6.6) | 0.57 |
| Previous fall, n (%) | 259 (29.9) | 87 (36.1) | 0.07 |
| Prior fracture, n (%) | 345 (39.8) | 141 (58.5) | < 0.001 |
| Glucocorticoid treatment, n (%) | 64 (7.4) | 35 (14.5) | < 0.001 |
| FRAX-score, MOF (%) | 31.0 ± 12.3 | 33.5 ± 14.1 | 0.01 |
| FRAX-score, HIP (%) | 16.9 ± 13.0 | 19.0 ± 15.3 | 0.05 |
Continuous variables are presented by mean ± SD and were compared by independent samples t test. Dichotomous variables are presented as number of subjects and percentage and differences were analyzed by the chi square test. p values below 0.05 was considered significant and are presented in italic numbers. Obesity = BMI ≥ 30, high blood pressure = either ≥ 90 mmHg diastolic or ≥ 140 mmHg systolic blood pressure, excessive alcohol = 21 drinks or more per week, previous fall = experienced a fall the last 12 months, prior fracture = fracture after the age of 50 at all locations except skull, glucocorticoid treatment = treatment with 5 mg per oral prednisolone or equal for more than 3 months
SvOS Swedish osteoporosis society guidelines, SD standard deviation, FRAX fracture risk assessment tool, MOF major osteoporotic fracture, HIP hip fracture. Each column presents the maximum number of participants and deviations are denoted for each variable by the following: £ = 865, # = 862, € = 240
A p value below 0.05 was considered significant