Table 2 Osteoporosis features in the study analysis population as a function of treating physician
From: Management of osteoporosis and associated quality of life in post menopausal women
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GPs N = 810 |
Rheumatologists N = 317 |
Gynaecologists N = 179 | p |
Total N = 1,306 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD; years) |
N = 809
66.4 ± 8.6 |
N = 317
68.6 ± 9.5 |
N = 178
60.7 ± 7.0 | ≤ 0.001 |
N = 1,305
66.2 ± 9.2 |
| Densitometry in the last 6 months |
N = 806
651 (80.8%) |
N = 316
296 (93.7%) |
N = 179
170 (95.0%) | ≤ 0.001 |
N = 1301
1,117 (85.9%) |
| T score (mean ± SD) | |||||
| Hip |
N = 574
-2.15 ± 1.25 |
N = 290
-2.28 ± 1.00 |
N = 166
-2.15 ± 0.96 | 0.125 |
N = 1,030
-2.19 ± 1.14 |
| Spine |
N = 573
-2.29 ± 1.48 |
N = 287
-2.50 ± 1.09 |
N = 167
-2.49 ± 0.97 | 0.167 |
N = 1,027
-2.38 ± 1.31 |
| T score by class | N = 577 | N = 254 | N = 142 | N = 973 | |
| Normal BMD (T score < -1) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.192 | 2 (0.2%) |
| Osteopenia (-2.5 < T score < -1) | 53 (9.2%) | 17 (6.7%) | 11 (7.8%) | 81 (8.3%) | |
| Osteoporosis (T score ≤ -2.5) | 524 (90.8%) | 235 (92.5%) | 131 (92.3%) | 890 (91.5%) | |
| Osteoporotic fractures | N = 777 407 (52.4%) | N = 311 177 (56.9%) | N = 162 27 (16.7%) | ≤ 0.001 |
N = 1,250
611 (48.9%) |
| Number of osteoporotic fractures (mean ± SD) |
N = 386
1.38 ± 0.70 |
N = 169
1.68 ± 1.18 |
N = 27
1.33 ± 0.88 | 0.021 |
N = 582
1.47 ± 0.89 |
| Fracture site | N = 376 | N = 148 | N = 26 | N = 550 | |
| Spine | 162 (43.1%) | 77 (52.0%) | 8 (30.8%) | 0.060 | 247 (44.9%) |
| Wrist | 173 (46.0%) | 43 (29.1%) | 15 (57.7%) | ≤ 0.001 | 231 (42.0%) |
| Upper arm | 18 (04.8%) | 8 (05.4%) | 1 (03.9%) | 0.932 | 27 (4.9%) |
| Hip | 42 (11.2%) | 10 (06.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.081 | 52 (9.5%) |
| Other | 35 (09.3%) | 27 (18.2%) | 7 (26.9%) | 0.002 | 69 (12.6%) |
| Patients with at least one risk factor for osteoporosis | 639 (78.9%) | 260 (82.0%) | 129 (72.1%) | 0.037 | 1028 (78.7%) |
| Diagnosis of osteoporosis | N = 810 | N = 317 | N = 179 | < 0.001 | 222 (17.0%) |
| Low BMD + osteoporotic fracture | 126 (15.6%) | 087 (27.4%) | 009 (05.0%) | 222 (17.0%) | |
| Low BMD only | 495 (61.1%) | 160 (50.5%) | 160 (89.4%) | 815 (62.4%) | |
| Osteoporotic fracture only | 189 (23.3%) | 070 (22.1%) | 010 (05.6%) | 269 (20.6%) |