Cardiovascular Risk Factor Analysis in Patients with a Recent Clinical Fracture at the Fracture Liaison Service
Table 1
Characteristics of the study population.
Total ()
Women ()
Men ()
Age, y. (SD)
65.2 (9.5)
65.6 (9.5)
64.2 (9.4)
Sex (%)
Women
974 (71.7)
Men
385 (28.3)
Weight, (kg)a
73.7 (14.6)
70.3 (13.5)
82.6 (13.4)
Height (m)b
1.68 (0.09)
1.64 (0.07)
1.76 (0.08)
BMI (kg/m2)c
26.3 (4.5)
26.1 (4.7)
26.7 (3.8)
Fracture location (%)
Hip
108 (7.9)
68 (7.0)
40 (10.4)
Major
390 (28.7)
281 (28.9)
109 (28.3)
Minor
784 (57.7)
571 (58.6)
213 (55.3)
Finger and toe
77 (5.7)
54 (5.5)
23 (6.0)
BMD (%)
Osteoporosis
402 (29.6)
329 (33.8)
73 (19.0)
Osteopenia
648 (47.7)
457 (46.9)
191 (49.6)
Normal BMD
309 (22.7)
188 (19.3)
121 (31.4)
aWeight was measured in 1194 patients (855 women, 339 men).
bHeight was measured in 1237 patients (885 women, 352 men).
cBMI was calculated for 1150 (824 women, 326 men).
