Table 1 Baseline demographical and clinical characteristics in patients with low-energy distal radius fracture and controls who visited the osteoporosis centre at both inclusion and at one year follow up.
| Â | Distal radius fracture | Controls | p* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n = 160 | n = 169 | Â |
Demographics | Â | Â | Â |
Age (years; mean (SD)) | 67 (9) | 66 (9) | 0.457 |
Females | 144 (90) | 151 (89) | 0.846 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.7 (4.3) | 26.7 (4.3) | 0.027 |
Menarche (years; mean (SD)) | 13.9 (1.5) | 13.6 (1.4) | 0.066 |
Menopause (years; mean (SD)) | 48.9 (4.5) | 49.6 (4.1) | 0.086 |
Education | Â | Â | 0.011 |
< 10 years | 56 (38) | 70 (42) | Â |
11–13 years | 61 (42) | 45 (27) |  |
> 13 years | 30 (20) | 53 (31) | Â |
Co-habiting | 84(53) | 112 (67) | 0.011 |
Regular exercise** | 119 (74) | 126 (74) | 0.970 |
Current smoker | 23 (14) | 21 (12) | 0.604 |
Clinical characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
Current calcium and/or vitamin D treatment | 39 (24) | 41 (24) | 0.981 |
Current ART | 28 (18) | 22 (13) | 0.258 |
Previous fractures | 83 (52) | 77 (47) | 0.319 |
≥ 1 fall in the previous year | 68 (47) | 48 (36) | 0.054 |
Osteoporosis | 52 (32) | 30 (18) | <0.001 |
Osteopenia | 83 (52) | 74 (44) | Â |
Normal BMD | 25 (16) | 64 (38) | Â |
Heart diseases | 48 (30) | 58 (34) | 0.402 |
Pulmonary diseases | 19 (12) | 12 (7) | 0.138 |
Neurological diseases | 12 (8) | 14 (8) | 0.792 |
Endocrine disorders | 14 (9) | 20 (12) | 0.358 |
Gastrointestinal disorders | 8 (5) | 21 (12) | 0.018 |
Urogenital disorders | 5 (3) | 1 (1) | 0.086 |
Inflammatory joint disorders and connective tissue disorders | 36 (23) | 45 (26) | 0.385 |
Cancer | 16 (10) | 19 (11) | 0.715 |
Mental disorders | 7 (4) | 11 (7) | 0.395 |
Co-morbidities (range 0–6) | 1.0 (1.0) | 1.2 (1.1) | 0.191 |