Health-related quality of life after vertebral or hip fracture: a seven-year follow-up study

Table 5 Partial correlation of: SF-36 domains vs. static balance, handgrip strength, SDI, BMD hip total, fall frequency and physical activity, at seven-year follow-up

	Static balance n = 60	Handgrip strength n = 60	SDI n = 60	BMD hip tot n = 60	Fall frequency n = 60	Physical activity n = 60
SF-36:
PF	0.48***	0.17	-0.02	0.02	-0.16	0.72***
RP	0.50***	0.28*	-0.05	0.22	-0.09	0.45***
BP	0.27*	0.22	-0.05	-0.10	-0.29*	0.37**
GH	0.36**	0.25	-0.03	0.00	-0.24	0.35**
VT	0.42**	0.39**	-0.11	0.06	-0.35**	0.37**
SF	0.19	0.14	-0.10	-0.01	-0.19	0.30*
RE	0.21	0.17	-0.21	0.13	-0.26	0.16
MH	0.29*	0.29*	-0.00	0.13	-0.22	0.31*

PF: Physical Functioning, RP: Role-Physical, BP: Bodily Pain, GH: General Health,
VT: Vitality, SF: Social Functioning, RE: Role-Emotional, MH: Mental Health.
Partial correlations, controlling for the effect of age, fracture group, new co-morbidity and new fracture since two-year follow-up.
Significance level p < 0.05 is given in bold. *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001

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