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Table 2 Comparison of all patients according to their pre-specified groups

From: The role of the combination of bone and fall related risk factors on short-term subsequent fracture risk and mortality

  

Total n=834

Group 1 BRF n=183

Group 2 Combination of RFs n=334

Group 3 FRF n=170

Group 4 No RFs n=147

P value

Age (SD)

 

67.3 (10.4)

65.6 (9.5)

70.0 (10.4)

67.6 (10.8)

63.0 (8.7)

 

Sex n (%)

      

<0.001

 

Women

608 (72.9)

127 (69.4)

278 (83.2)

120 (70.6)

83 (56.5)

 
 

Men

226 (27.1)

56 (30.6)

56 (16.8)

50 (29.4)

64 (43.5)

 

Fracture location n (%)

      

<0.001

 

Major

286 (34.3)

61 (33.3)

143 (42.8)

47 (27.6)

35 (23.8)

 
 

Minor

548 (65.7)

122 (66.7)

191 (57.2)

123 (72.4)

112 (76.2)

 

Subsequent fracture n (%)

Total

57 (6.8)

9 (4.9)

32 (9.6)

7 (4.1)

9 (6.1)

0.069

 

1st year

34 (59.6)

3 (33.3)

22 (68.8)

3 (42.9)

6 (66.7)

 
 

2nd year

23 (40.4)

6 (67.7)

10 (31.2)

4 (57.1)

3 (33.3)

 

Mortality n (%)

 

29 (3.5)

6 (3.3)

13 (3.9)

7 (4.1)

3 (2.0)

0.728

  1. Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests were used for categorical variables and ANOVA F-tests for numerical variables.