Table 1.
Demographics and causes of injury.
| Cervical | Thoracolumbar | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 84 | 201 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 77 (91.7%) | 144 (71.6%) | <0.01 * |
| Female | 7 (8.3%) | 57 (28.4) | |
| Age (years, mean ± std) | 74.5 ± 9.0 | 75.4 ± 9.8 | 0.434 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2, mean ± std) | 22.9 ± 3.9 | 23.7 ± 3.7 | 0.181 |
| Past Medical History | |||
| Diabetes | 26 (31.0%) | 41 (20.4%) | 0.055 |
| Kidney disease | 2 (2.4%) | 11 (5.5%) | 0.254 |
| Liver disease | 0 | 5 (2.5%) | — |
| Osteoporosis | 1 (1.2%) | 4 (2.0%) | 0.64 |
| History of past fractures | 0 | 2 (1.0%) | — |
| Malignancies | 4 (4.8%) | 21 (10.4%) | 0.122 |
| Cause of Injury | <0.05 * | ||
| Fall from standing/sitting position | 48 (57.1%) | 100 (49.8%) | |
| Fall from a height | 22 (26.2%) | 59 (29.4%) | |
| Traffic accident | 13 (15.5%) | 21 (10.4%) | |
| No apparent trauma | 1 (1.2%) | 21 (10.4%) | <0.0125 * |
*: statistically significant difference.