Supplementary Table 2.

Association between fracture history and numerical variables

Previous fracture
Variables	Mean±SD		P***
	No	Yes
Age (years)	72.4±11.0	73.9±10.6	0.591
25-hydroxy vitamin D (nmol/l)	43.8±15.0	46.1±20.3	0.696
Intact parathyroid hormone (pmol/l)	56.5±63.3	50.6±49.4	0.68
ALP (u/l)	129.0±66.0	153.0±92.0	0.246
Phosphate (mmol/l)	1.5±0.3	1.3±0.4	0.011
Adjusted calcium level (mmol/l)	2.3±0.2	2.3±0.2	0.778
Yes	14±56.0	11±44.0

***Calculated using the independent t-test. SD - Standard deviation; ALP - Alkaline phosphatase