Table 1 Characteristics of fragility fracture patients stratified by outcome (screened at high falls risk)
Variable | Total, n (%) | Screened at high falls risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n (%) n = 9735 | No, n (%) n = 12,089 | ||
Age, years | |||
 50–64 | 8112 (37.1) | 2650 (27.2) | 5455 (45.1) |
 65–79 | 8191 (37.5) | 3523 (36.2) | 4651 (38.5) |
 80+ | 5566 (25.5) | 3562 (36.6) | 1983 (16.4) |
Sex | |||
 Male | 3663 (16.8) | 1626 (16.7) | 2030 (16.8) |
 Female | 18,205 (83.3) | 8109 (83.3) | 10,058 (83.2) |
Fracture location | |||
 Hip | 2838 (13.0) | 1761 (18.1) | 1064 (8.8) |
 Shoulder | 3419 (15.6) | 1614 (16.6) | 1801 (14.9) |
 Wrist | 8227 (37.6) | 3077 (31.6) | 5134 (42.5) |
 Ankle | 3101 (14.2) | 1204 (12.4) | 1893 (15.7) |
 Other | 4284 (19.6) | 2079 (21.4) | 2197 (18.2) |
Living arrangement | |||
 Alone in house or apartment | 5591 (25.6) | 2636 (27.1) | 2951 (24.4) |
 With spouse, family member or roommate | 14,059 (64.3) | 5584 (57.4) | 8453 (69.9) |
 Non-community dwelling | 1486 (6.8) | 1221 (12.5) | 252 (2.1) |
 Missing, don’t know, refused | 733 (3.4) | 294 (3.0) | 433 (3.6) |
Alcohol use (more than 3/day) | |||
 Yes | 782 (3.6) | 319 (3.3) | 460 (3.8) |
 No | 20,962 (95.9) | 9355 (96.1) | 11,565 (95.7) |
 Missing, don’t know, refused | 125 (0.6) | 61 (0.6) | 64 (0.5) |
Broke other bone since age 40 from a simple trip and fall | |||
 Yes | 6215 (28.4) | 3625 (37.2) | 2579 (21.3) |
 No | 15,471 (70.7) | 5982 (61.5) | 9460 (78.3) |
 Missing, don’t know, refused | 183 (0.8) | 128 (1.3) | 50 (0.4) |
Taking Vitamin D supplements | |||
 Yes | 14,538 (66.5) | 6555 (67.3) | 7957 (65.8) |
 No | 6903 (31.6) | 2888 (29.7) | 4003 (33.1) |
 Missing, don’t know, refused | 428 (2.0) | 292 (3.0) | 129 (1.1) |
Impairment or barrier | |||
 Mental or physical | 1301 (6.0) | 1049 (10.8) | 243 (2.0) |
 Language or other | 1436 (6.6) | 671 (6.9) | 757 (6.3) |
 None | 19,132 (87.5) | 8015 (82.3) | 11,089 (91.7) |
Low body weight (<  60 kg) | |||
 Yes | 5166 (23.6) | 2414 (24.8) | 2746 (22.7) |
 No | 12,505 (57.2) | 5384 (55.3) | 7106 (58.8) |
 Missing | 4198 (19.2) | 1937 (19.9) | 2237 (18.5) |
Chronic disease burdena | |||
 3 or more conditions | 4843 (22.2) | 2919 (30.0) | 1918 (15.9) |
 2 conditions | 4258 (19.5) | 2134 (21.9) | 2117 (17.5) |
 1 condition | 5329 (24.4) | 2158 (22.2) | 3161 (26.2) |
 No condition | 5514 (25.2) | 1538 (15.8) | 3966 (32.8) |
 Missing | 1925 (8.8) | 986 (10.1) | 927 (7.7) |
Count of current medicationsa | |||
 4 or more | 1019 (4.7) | 686 (7.1) | 332 (2.8) |
 3 | 2379 (10.9) | 1375 (14.1) | 1000 (8.3) |
 2 | 3874 (17.7) | 1973 (20.3) | 1896 (15.7) |
 1 | 5384 (24.6) | 2371 (24.4) | 3003 (24.8) |
 0 | 7122 (32.6) | 2270 (23.3) | 4829 (40.0) |
 Missing, don’t know, refused | 2091 (9.6) | 1060 (10.9) | 1019 (8.4) |