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Table 1 Characteristics of participants with or without vertebral fracture

From: Progression of vertebral deformity of prevalent vertebral fractures in the elderly: a population-based study

 

Total

VF-

VF+

P-value

Male

68

36 (52.9)

32 (47.1)

0.35

Female

156

72 (46.2)

84 (53.8)

Total

224

108 (48.2)

116 (51.8)

 

Age (year)

70.1 ± 4.7

70.2 ± 5.1

70.0 ± 4.3

0.77

Height (cm)

149.7 ± 12.4

148.8 ± 16.2

150.5 ± 7.2

0.31

Weight (kg)

53.3 ± 8.0

52.0 ± 8.1

54.5 ± 7.7

< 0.05

BMI (kg/m2)

23.5 ± 2.9

23.0 ± 2.7

24.1 ± 3.0

< 0.01

BMD (%)

80.8 ± 14.6

81.1 ± 14.8

80.6 ± 14.4

0.78

  1. VF: vertebral fracture; VF-: participants without a prevalent vertebral fracture; VF+: participants having more than one vertebral fracture; BMI: body mass index; BMD: bone mineral density. BMD is expressed as young adult mean (YAM) values
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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