Table 1.
Overall patient characteristics
| Parameter | Descriptive statistics |
|---|---|
| Country of recruitment (N) | |
| Belgium | 505 |
| France | 543 |
| Germany | 506 |
| Ireland | 500 |
| Poland | 505 |
| Slovakia | 534 |
| Switzerland | 205 |
| UK | 500 |
| Age, median (Q1, Q3), years | 77.0 (73.0, 82.0) |
| BMI, median (Q1, Q3), kg/m2 | 26.9 (23.9, 30.5) |
| Known OP diagnosis, n (%) | 804 (21.2) |
| Reason for consultation, n (%) | |
| Follow-up to known disease | 1978 (52.1) |
| Medication refill | 782 (20.6) |
| New symptoms/complaints | 824 (21.7) |
| Other | 214 (5.6) |
| 10-year fracture probability without BMD, median (Q1, Q3), % | |
| Hip fracture | 7.2 (4.1, 11.9) |
| Major osteoporotic fracture | 16.6 (11.5, 23.9) |
BMD, bone mineral density; BMI, body mass index; OP, osteoporosis; Q, quartile