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Table 1 The prevalence of morphometric vertebral fractures and self-reported non-vertebral fractures

From: Prevalence of fractures in women with rheumatoid arthritis and/or systemic lupus erythematosus on chronic glucocorticoid therapy

 

Overall

Patients with RA

Patients with SLE

N = 576

N = 480

N = 95

Vertebral fractures:

   

 Patients (%) with at least 1 vertebral fracture

109 (18.9)

96 (20.0)

13 (13.7)

 Number of vertebral fractures (%)

235 (100.0)

203 (100.0)

32 (100.0)

  Thoracic

159 (67.7)

135 (66.5)

24 (75.0)

  Lumbar

76 (32.3)

68 (33.5)

8 (25.0)

  Mild

124 (52.8)

105 (51.7)

19 (59.4)

  Moderate

76 (32.3)

68 (33.5)

8 (25.0)

  Severe

35 (14.9)

30 (14.8)

5 (15.6)

Non-vertebral fractures:

   

 Patients (%) with at least 1 non-vertebral fracture

52 (9.0)

47 (9.8)

5 (5.3)

 Number of non-vertebral fractures (%)

68 (100.0)

59 (100.0)

9 (100.0)

  Proximal femur

14 (20.6)

13 (22.0)

1 (11.1)

  Proximal humerus

8 (11.8)

8 (13.6)

0

  Distal radius

19 (27.9)

17 (28.8)

2 (22.2)

  Rib

7 (10.3)

4 (6.8)

3 (33.3)

  Tibia

4 (5.9)

3 (5.1)

1 (11.1)

  Pelvis

5 (7.4)

5 (8.5)

0

  Othera

11 (16.2)

9 (15.3)

2 (22.2)

  1. N total number of patients in group, RA rheumatoid arthritis, SLE systemic lupus erythematosus
  2. aNo fractures were reported in the distal femur, diaphyseal femur, or sternum