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Table 3 Association and correlation between 10-year probability of MOF and HF with demographic and clinical variables of the participants

From: Estimation of 10 - year probability bone fracture in a selected sample of Palestinian people using fracture risk assessment tool

Variable name

Median (interquartile range) 10-y prob. of MOF; ( P value)

Median (interquartile range) 10-y prob. of HF; ( P value)

Age category

  

50 < Age ≤65

3.2% (2.20 – 6.08)

0.2% (0.00 – 0.48)

90 ≥ Age >65

4.9% (3.65 – 6.50)

0.5% (0.4 – 0.98)

 

P = 0.008a

P < 0.001a

Gender

  

Male

3% (1.65 – 4.65)

0.2% (0.00 -0.45)

Female

3.8% (2.70 – 6.5)

0.4% (0.10 - 0.7)

 

P = 0.024a

P = 0.087 a

Marital status

  

Married

3.5% (2.3 – 6.2)

0.3% (0.1 – 0.6)

Others

4.5% (3.2 – 5.55)

0.6% (0.25 – 0.95)

 

P = 0.47a

P = 0.088a

Parity

  

Null parity

3.8% (2.58 - 4.4)

0.5% (0.15 – 0.6)

Have ≤ 6 children

3% (2.30 – 5.3)

0.1% (0.08 – 0.4)

Have > 6 children

5.3% (2.95 – 7.5)

0.5% (0.25 – 1.0)

 

P = 0.003b

P = 0.002b

Education level

  

Illiterate

5.4% (3.78 – 7.35)

0.55% (0.4 – 1.05)

School educated

3.4% (2.3 – 6.28)

0.3% (0.1 – 0.7)

Achieved university degree

2.9% (2.15 – 3.98)

0.2% (0.1 – 0.4)

 

P = 0.01b

P = 0.005b

Current tobacco use

  

Yes

3.4% (2.6 -5.6)

0.4% (0.2 – 0.7)

No

3.8% (2.3- 6.4)

0.3% (0.1 – 0.6)

 

P = 0.802a

P = 0.199a

BMI

-

-

 

P = 0.576c, r = 0.057

P = 0.798c, r = -0.026

Exercise

  

Yes

3.1% (1.88 – 5.7)

0.2% (0.00 – 0.63)

No

3.8% (2.78 – 6.35)

0.4% (0.1 – 0.73)

 

P = 0.066a

P = 0.098a

Previous fracture

  

Yes

6.75% (5.58 - 10.45)

0.7% (0.38 – 1.43)

No

3.2% (2.2 - 4.8)

0.2% (0.1 – 0.5)

 

P < 0.001a

P < 0.001a

Previous parents’ hip fracture

  

Yes

7.2% (5.7 -13)

0.3% (0.3 – 1.1)

No

3.3% (2.3 – 5.3)

0.3% (0.1 – 0.65)

 

P < 0.001a

P = 0.211a

History of OCT use

  

Yes

3.4% (2.45 – 5.33)

0.3% (0.10 – 0.63)

No

3.9% (2.9 – 7.2)

0.4% (0.15 – 0.8)

 

P = 0.031a

P = 0.115a

History of corticosteroid use

  

Yes

6.7% (5.2 – 10.7)

0.55% (0.2 – 1.03)

No

3.05% (2.2 – 4.83)

0.3% (0.1 – 0.5)

 

P < 0.001a

P = 0.031a

Secondary osteoporosis

  

Yes

5.4% (3.9 – 7.2)

0.5% (0.3 – 1.2)

No

3.4% (2.3 – 5.65)

0.3% (0.1 – 0.6)

 

P = 0.013a

P = 0.034a

Diabetes mellitus

  

Yes

4.9% (2.75 – 6.5)

0.4 (0.2 – 0.95)

No

3.4% (2.30 – 5.5)

0.3 (0.1 – 0.5)

 

P = 0.12a

P = 0.024a

Cardiovascular diseases

  

Yes

3.9% (2.5 – 6.18)

0.4% (0.1 – 0.7)

No

3.3% (2.3 – 6.05)

0.3% (0.1 – 0.6)

 

P = 0.418a

P = 0.665a

Gastrointestinal tract

  

Disorders

4.9% (2.9 – 6.68)

0.5% (0.13 – 0.95)

Yes

3.35 (2.3 – 5.93)

0.25% (0.1 – 0.5)

No

P = 0.09a

P = 0.031a

Rheumatoid arthritis

  

Yes

5.3% (3.65 – 7.5)

0.6% (0.4 – 1.1)

No

3.3% (2.30 – 5.6)

0.2% (0.1 – 0.5)

 

P = 0.002a

P = 0.003a

  1. Abbreviations: SD standard difference, Q 1-Q 3 quartile 1, quartile 3, OCT oral contraceptives, MOF major osteoporotic fracture, HF hip fracture, BMI body mass index.
  2. aStatistical significance of differences estimated with the Mann–Whitney U test.
  3. bStatistical significance of differences estimated with the Kruskal-Wallis test.
  4. cStatistical significance of differences estimated with the Spearman's correlation coefficient.