Table 1 Summary of selected demographic and anthropometric characteristics of the study participants
Characteristic | Result (n = 1169) |
|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) years | 79.84 ± 4.43 |
Age breakdown (number) years | |
75-79 | 646 (55.3%) |
80-84 | 337 (28.8%) |
85-89 | 143 (12.2%) |
90-94 | 39 (3.3%) |
95+ | 4 (0.3%) |
Height in cm (mean ± SD) | 156.6 ± 6.5 |
Weight in kg (mean ± SD) | 64.2 ± 12.1 |
Body Mass Index (BMI) (mean ± SD) | 26.2 ± 6.5 |
Osteoporosis diagnosis? (number) | |
Yes | 506 |
No | 597 |
Osteoporosis treatment? (number) | |
Yes | 388 |
No | 177 |
Race | |
White | 11441 |
Chinese | 14 |
South Asian (e.g. East Indian, Pakistani) | 1 |
Black (e.g. African, Haitian, Jamaican) | 4 |
Native/Aboriginal | 21 |
Arab/West Asian | 0 |
Filipino | 1 |
South East Asian (e.g. Cambodian, | 1 |
Indonesian) | 1 |
Latin American | 2 |
Japanese | 0 |
Korean | 0 |
Medication | |
Currently taking antiresorptive medication (number,%) | 85 (15%) |