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Table. 1 Characteristic of patients with vertebral fracture and their matched cohorts (1990–2016)

From: Vertebral fracture as a risk factor for self-harm: a retrospective cohort study

Factor

Exposed (%)(n = 16,293)

Unexposed (%)(n = 16,293)

p-value

Mean age at index (SD)

74.84 (10.7)

74.31 (11.2)

< 0.001

Females

11,549 (70.1)

11,549 (70.1)

1.000

Median years follow-up (IQR)

4.1 (2.3, 7.1)

4.8 (2.5. 8.7)

< 0.001

Deprivation status

  Q1 (Least deprived)

3763 (23.1)

3059 (18.8)

< 0.001

  Q2

2911 (17.9))

2786 (17.1)

 

  Q3

2947 (18.1)

3335 (20.5)

 

  Q4

3284 (20.1)

3603 (22.1)

 

  Q5 (Most deprived)

3388 (20.8)

3510 (21.5)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

  Underweight (< 18.5)

590 (3.6)

136 (0.8)

< 0.001

  Healthy weight (< 18.5–24.9)

6036 (37.1)

2136 (13.1)

 

  Overweight (25.0-29.9)

4955 (30.4)

2213 (13.6)

 

  Obese (> 30.0)

2467 (15.1)

1267 (7.8)

 

  Missing

2245 (13.8)

10,541 (64.7)

 

Smoking

  Never/Ex smoked

5656 (34.7)

12,908 (79.2)

< 0.001

  Current smoker

962 (5.9)

2373 (14.6)

 

  Missing

9675 (59.4)

1012 (6.2)

 

Alcohol consumption

  Never/Ex-drinker

1719 (10.6)

3881 (23.8)

< 0.001

  Current 1–9 drinks per week

3387 (20.8)

7879 (48.4)

 

  Current > = 10 drinks per week

663 (4.1)

2240 (13.7)

 

  Missing

10,524 (64.6)

2293 (14.1)

 

  Anxiety

3350 (20.6)

1690 (10.4)

< 0.001

  Depression

4505 (27.7)

2330 (14.3)

< 0.001