Appendix 1—table 15. Sample characteristics for Tsimane men (n = 261) with and without any thoracic vertebral (T6-T12) fracture (grade ≥1).
| A) Fracture (n=95a) |
B) No fracture (n=166a) |
A vs. Bb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | |
| Thoracic vertebral BMD (mg/cm3) | 169.61 | 3.84 | 173.64 | 2.80 | p=0.454 |
| Age (years) | 57.04 | 1.07 | 55.74 | 0.71 | p=0.392 |
| Height (cm) | 160.60 | 0.53 | 161.86 | 0.43 | p=0.034 |
| Weight (kg) | 63.33 | 0.94 | 61.96 | 0.57 | p=0.303 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.49 | 0.29 | 23.63 | 0.19 | p=0.014 |
| Body fat (%) | 19.05 | 0.76 | 16.80 | 0.46 | p=0.026 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 12.46 | 0.63 | 10.56 | 0.35 | p=0.034 |
| Fat-free mass (kg) | 51.22 | 0.68 | 51.39 | 0.47 | p=0.936 |
| Residential proximity to market (km) | 51.28 | 3.80 | 56.60 | 3.07 | p=0.315 |
| Spanish fluency (1 = fluent/moderate;0 = none) | 0.77 | 0.05 | 0.82 | 0.03 | p=0.404 |
| Schooling (# years) | 2.02 | 0.38 | 1.70 | 0.24 | p=0.639 |
aRepresents maximum possible sample size (i.e. no missing data).
bP-value from Mann-Whitney U or χ² test.