Table 4.

Distribution of the 10-year risk for osteoporotic fracture among different clinical risk factors

Clinical risk factors		Severity of 10-year risk of osteoporotic fractures			Pearson's coefficient	P
		Low	Moderate	High
History of previous fracture	Yes	11	38	88	0.667	0.000
	No	240	89	28
Family history of hip fracture	Yes	24	59	98	0.614	0.000
	No	227	68	18
Smoking	Yes	90	67	52	0.083	0.063
	No	161	60	64
Drinking consumption	Yes	6	17	16	0.208	0.000
	No	245	110	100
Taking corticosteroid	Yes	59	93	101	0.522	0.000
	No	192	34	15
Rheumatoid arthritis	Yes	43	58	71	0.333	0.000
	No	208	69	45
Type 1 diabetes	Yes	33	24	25	0.087	0.049
	No	218	103	91
Thyroid hyperactivity	Yes	49	56	67	0.349	0.000
	No	202	71	49
Gonadal insufficiency	Yes	27	47	50	0.338	0.000
	No	224	80	66
Chronic liver disease	Yes	21	40	46	0.275	0.000
	No	230	87	70
Nutritional or gestational disease	Yes	113	88	85	0.188	0.000
	No	38	39	31