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Table 2 Sample characteristics in 2007–2008, stratified by level of physical activity

From: A cross-sectional and 6-year follow-up study of associations between leisure time physical activity and vertebral fracture in adults

 

Sedentary

Moderately active

Highly active

Women (n = 1030)

152

757

121

 Age, years; M(SD)

64.6 (9.8)

63.2 (8.8)

61.2 (8.4)

 Height, m; M(SD)

1.63 (6.81)

1.63 (6.29)

1.64 (6.96)

 Weight, kg; M(SD)

74.0 (15.7)

70.5 (12.2)

68.2 (10.3)

 Vertebral fracture (n; %)

15 (9.9)

71 (9.4)

12 (9.9)

 Smoking daily, current or previous (n; %)

91 (59.9)

447 (59.0)

80 (66.1)

 Osteoporosis, current or previous (n; %)

14 (9.2)

58 (7.7)

6 (5.0)

 Osteoporosis medication, current or previous (n; %)

9 (5.9)

57 (7.5)

6 (5.0)

 Current use of hormonesa (n; %)

11 (7.2)

57 (7.5)

9 (7.4)

 Left hip total BMD, g/cm2; M(SD)

0.906 (0.134)

0.913 (0.131)

0.903 (0.118)

Men (n = 874)

142

518

214

 Age, years; M(SD)

64.0 (10.0)

64.2 (9.1)

63.8 (8.9)

 Height, m; M(SD)

1.76 (6.03)

1.76 (6.62)

1.76 (6.55)

 Weight, kg; M(SD)

88.0 (12.8)

84.0 (11.8)

83.0 (11.6)

 Vertebral fracture (n; %)

13 (9.2)

72 (13.9)

27 (12.6)

 Smoking daily, current or previous (n; %)

105 (73.9)

388 (74.9)

133 (62.1)

 Osteoporosis, current or previous (n; %)

2 (1.4)

6 (1.2)

2 (0.9)

 Osteoporosis medication, current or previous (n; %)

0 (0.0)

10 (1.9)

2 (0.9)

 Left hip total BMD, g/cm2; M(SD)

1.030 (0.156)

1.025 (0.137)

1.044 (0.139)

  1. Values are means (M) (standard deviation [SD]) or n (percentages)
  2. aOnly women