Table 1 Study and patient characteristics of the quality circle project
From: Optimizing care in osteoporosis: The Canadian quality circle project
| Â | Baseline | 1st Follow-up |
|---|---|---|
Study characteristics: n | Â | Â |
   Number of provinces | 7 | 7 |
   Number of cities | 109 | 97 |
   Number of circles | 34 | 34 |
   Number of physicians | 340 | 301 |
   Number of chart reviews | 8376 | 7354 |
Risk factors for fracture: n with characteristic/total n (%) | Â | Â |
   Age ≥ 65 yrs | 5337/8362 (63.8) | 4440/7341 (60.5) |
   Prior hip fracture | 152/8366 (1.8) | 187/7344 (2.6) |
   Prior wrist fracture | 353/8367 (4.2) | 393/7345 (5.3) |
   Prior vertebral fracture | 486/8365 (5.8) | 481/7339 (6.6) |
   Family history of fracture | 431/8368 (5.2) | 649/7337 (8.9) |
   At least 1 fall in the previous 12 months | 926/8365 (11.1) | NA* |
   Oral Prednisone therapy (> 3 months) | 353/8366 (4.2) | NA* |
   Menopause before age 45 yrs | 689/8364 (8.2) | 643/7339 (8.8) |
   Any other major risk factor | 3485/8364 (41.7) | 1166/7329 (25.1) |
   Two or more minor risk factors | 1467/8356 (17.6) | 1378/7326 (18.8) |
   High risk | 6486/8376 (77.4) | 5569/7354 (75.7) |
Bone density testing: n with characteristic (%) | n = 8371 | n = 7328 |
   No test | 2822 (33.7) | 1897 (25.9) |
   T-score: >-1 | 1490 (17.5) | 1295 (17.7) |
   T-score: -1 to -2.5 | 2028 (24.2) | 2282 (31.4) |
   T-score: <-2.5 | 1774 (21.2) | 1272 (17.4) |
   Test results pending | 257 (3.1) | 582 (7.9) |