Table 1 Descriptive statistics by gender and morphometric vertebral fracture, the Tromsø Study 2007-08
From: Prevalence of vertebral fractures in women and men in the population-based Tromsø Study
Gender and factor | No Fracture | Vertebral fracture | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Men (N) | 1040 | 166 | |
Age | 64.8 (9.3) | 69.0 (9.2) | < 0.0001 |
Weight, kg | 84.5 (12.3) | 82.8 (11.5) | 0.078 |
Height, cm | 175.5 (6.5) | 174.4 (6.7) | 0.062 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 27.4 (3.5) | 27.2 (3.4) | 0.457 |
Bone mineral density, total hip (g/cm2) | 1.03 (0.14) n = 1007 | 0.97 (0.15) n = 160 | < 0.0001 |
Education | 0.147 | ||
1 (n; %) | 324 (31.9) | 54 (33.5) | |
2 | 287 (28.2) | 55 (34.2) | |
3 | 405 (39.9) | 52 (32.3) | |
Physical activity | 0.577 | ||
High active (n; %) | 213 (22.6) | 31 (20.5) | |
Low active | 731 (77.4) | 120 (79.5) | |
Smoking status | 0.988 | ||
Daily smokers (n; %) | 159 (15.5) | 25 (15.5) | |
Non smoking | 868 (84.5) | 136 (84.5) | |
Health status | 0.574 | ||
Good (n; %) | 662 (64.1) | 102 (61.8) | |
Poor | 371 (35.9) | 63 (38.2) | |
Women (N) | 1482 | 199 | |
Age | 64.7 (9.3) | 70.5 (8.6) | < 0.0001 |
Weight, kg | 71.1 (12.5) | 68.4 (12.7) | 0.005 |
Height, cm | 162.5 (6.3) | 160.4 (7.1) | < 0.0001 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 26.9 (4.6) | 26.6 (4.5) | 0.297 |
Bone mineral density, total hip (g/cm2) | 0.91 (0.13) N = 1392 | 0.83 (0.11) n = 179 | < 0.0001 |
Education | 0.009 | ||
1 (primary school) (n; %) | 627 (43.0) | 106 (54.4) | |
2 (O-level) | 375 (25.7) | 44 (22.6) | |
3 (more than O-level) | 456 (31.3) | 45 (23.1) | |
Physical activity | 0.796 | ||
High active (n; %) | 144 (11.2) | 18 (10.5) | |
Low active | 1143 (88.8) | 153 (89.5) | |
Smoking status | 0.750 | ||
Daily smokers (n; %) | 265 (18) | 37 (19) | |
Non smoking | 1189 (82) | 156 (81) | |
Health status | 0.029 | ||
Good (n; %) | 905 (61.9) | 106 (53.8) | |
Poor | 557 (38.1) | 91 (46.2) |