Table 1 Characteristics of participants, by fracture group, at seven-year follow-up
From: Health-related quality of life after vertebral or hip fracture: a seven-year follow-up study
Vertebral group n = 42 | Hip group n = 25 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, yr, mean (SD) | 75.8 (4.7) | 75.0 (4.7) | 0.50 |
Weight (kg) (SD) | 69.5 (16.1)1 | 70.0 (10.8) | 0.91 |
Height (cm) (SD) | 158.4 (7.0)1 | 162.1 (5.5)1 | 0.03 |
Body mass index, mean (SD) | 27.5 (5.0)1 | 26.6 (4.0)1 | 0.48 |
Static balance, one-leg second (SD) | 8.9 (10.5)2 | 7.0 (8.3) | 0.43 |
Handgrip, kilo, mean (SD) | 16.7 (6.6)2 | 19.8 (5.0) | 0.04 |
Back pain (GRS), mean (SD) | 52 (22) | 38 (27) | 0.36 |
SDI (SD) | 7.8 (6.1)2 | 2.3 (4.2)1 | <0.01 |
BMD Lumb, Z-score SD | 0.494 | 0.732 | 0.52 |
BMD Hip total, Z-score SD | -0.183 | -0.432 | 0.38 |
BMD Femoral neck, Z-score SD | -0.053 | -0.352 | 0.22 |
Participants with new co-morbidity since 2-year follow-up, % | 67 | 72 | 0.65 |
Fall last year, % | 38 | 32 | 0.62 |
Participants with new clinical fracture since 2-year follow-up, % | 52 | 28 | 0.05 |
Total number new clinical fracture since 2-year follow-up (n) | 36 | 13 | - |
Distal forearm (n) | 3 | 2 | - |
Proximal humerus (n) | 2 | 1 | - |
Hip (n) | 6 | 1 | - |
Vertebrae (n) | 16 | 2 | - |
Other (n) | 9 | 7 | - |