Cardiovascular Risk Factor Analysis in Patients with a Recent Clinical Fracture at the Fracture Liaison Service
Table 2
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and diabetes mellitus type 2 in patients presenting with a fracture after age 50.
Total () (%)
Women () (%)
Men () (%)
Value
df
value
Cardiovascular disease (CVD)a
186 (13.7)
102 (10.5)
84 (21.8)
30.068
1
<0.001
Ischaemic heart disease
3 (0.2)
2 (0.2)
1 (0.3)
NSb
Myocardial infarction
39 (2.9)
19 (2.0)
20 (5.2)
10.418
1
0.001
Angina pectoris
27 (2.0)
18 (1.8)
9 (2.3)
0.340
1
NS
Percutaneous coronary intervention
33 (2.4)
12 (1.2)
21 (5.5)
20.765
1
<0.001
Coronary bypass
22 (1.6)
12 (1.2)
10 (2.6)
3.230
1
NS
Cerebrovascular accident
44 (3.2)
26 (2.7)
18 (4.7)
3.544
1
NS
Transient ischaemic attack
35 (2.6)
24 (2.5)
11 (2.9)
0.170
1
NS
Peripheral artery disease
40 (2.9)
19 (2.0)
21 (5.5)
11.858
1
0.001
Venous thromboembolic events (VTE)c
23 (1.7)
18 (1.8)
5 (1.3)
0.500
1
NS
Venous thromboembolism
15 (1.1)
13 (1.3)
2 (0.5)
NS
Pulmonary embolism
10 (0.7)
7 (0.7)
3 (0.8
NS
Hypertension (HT)
202 (14.9)
145 (14.9)
57 (14.8)
0.001
1
NS
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2)
96 (7.1)
68 (7.0)
28 (7.3)
0.036
1
NS
CVD or VTE
202 (14.7)
112 (11.5)
88 (22.9)
28.362
1
<0.001
CVD or VTE or HT
360 (26.5)
233 (23.9)
127 (33.0)
11.644
1
0.001
CVD or VTE or HT or DM2
407 (29.9)
266 (27.3)
141 (36.3)
11.408
1
0.001
aCardiovascular disease: having ischaemic heart disease or myocardial infarction or angina pectoris or percutaneous coronary intervention or bypass or cerebrovascular accident or transient ischaemic attack or peripheral artery disease in medical history.
bFisher’s exact test.
cVenous thromboembolic events: having venous thromboembolism or pulmonary thromboembolism in medical history.
