Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
Hip fracture (n = 113) | Vertebral fracture (n = 81) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean ± SD | 79.5 ± 9.3 | 74.6 ± 8.5 | <0.01 |
Height (cm), mean ± SD | 152.9 ± 5.9 | 150.7 ± 6.1 | 0.015 |
Weight (kg), mean ± SD | 55.0 ± 10.1 | 55.6 ± 10.8 | 0.688 |
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 23.5 ± 4.1 | 24.4 ± 3.9 | 0.153 |
Year of menopause, mean ± SD | 28.3 ± 10.5 | 26.1 ± 8.5 | 0.156 |
BMD (T-score), mean ± SD | |||
Spine L1-4 | -2.7 ± 1.6 | -3.0 ± 1.4 | 0.383 |
Femoral neck | -3.2 ± 0.9 | -3.2 ± 1.0 | 0.986 |
Total hip | -2.9 ± 1.0 | -2.6 ± 1.1 | 0.149 |
Co-morbidity (n,%) | |||
Hypertension | 72 (63.7%) | 42 (51.9%) | 0.033 |
Diabetes | 27 (23.9%) | 17 (21.0%) | 0.634 |
Stroke | 5 (4.4%) | 5 (6.2%) | 0.742 |
Parkinson’s disease | 2 (1.8%) | 1 (1.2%) | 1.000 |
Calcium and Vitamin D containing food (n,%) | |||
Milk | 73 (64.6%) | 44 (54.3%) | 0.149 |
Yolk | 95 (84.1%) | 66 (81.5%) | 0.773 |
Cod-liver oil/fatty fish/mushrooms | 53 (46.9%) | 22 (27.2%) | 0.005 |