Table 2 Baseline characteristics of all patients
From: Prevalence and risk factors for bone loss in Southern Chinese with rheumatic diseases
Characteristic | Results |
|---|---|
Former or current smoking, n(%) | 151 (8.9) |
Always drinking, n(%) | 107 (6.3) |
Comorbidities, n(%) | |
 Diabetes Mellitus | 203 (11.9) |
 Hypertension | 424 (24.9) |
 Dyslipidemia | 284 (16.7) |
 Hyperuricemia | 395 (23.2) |
 Hypovitaminosis D | 1167 (68.6) |
Complications, n(%) | |
 Femoral head necrosis | 28 (1.6) |
 Osteoporotic fracture | 75 (4.4) |
Medication history, yes, n(%) | |
 Former or current chronic oral Glucocorticoid therapy | 713 (41.9) |
 NSAIDs | 799 (47.0) |
 cDMARDs | |
  1 Type | 261 (15.5) |
  2 Types | 336 (20.0) |
  3 Types | 124 (7.4) |
 bDMARDs | 112 (6.6) |
Blood calcium level, mean (SD) | 2.6 (7.8) |
Serum phosphate level, mean (SD) | 1.3 (2.6) |
Serum creatinine level, median [IQR] | 62.0 [53.0, 75.3] |
Serum Uric acid level, n(%) | |
 < 360 | 1068 (63.6) |
 360–419 | 249 (14.8) |
 420 ~ 539 | 243 (14.5) |
 ≥540 | 118 (7.0) |
CRP, median [IQR] | 7.1 [1.5, 30.9] |
ESR, median [IQR] | 34.5 [15.0, 66.0] |
Serum 25(OH)D3 level, mean (SD) | 64.0 (26.3) |
Elevated inflammatory markers, n(%) | |
 ESR | 972 (63.8) |
 CRP | 729 (47.8) |