Potential Explanatory Factors for Higher Incident Hip Fracture Risk in Older Diabetic Adults
Table 1
Baseline descriptive characteristics by glycemic status for 5,641 women and men in the CHS.
Women ()
Men ()
DM ()
IFG ()
No IFG or DM ()
DM ()
IFG ()
No IFG or DM ()
Black race
139 (29.9%)†
162 (14.2%)
248 (15.1%)
84 (18.5%)
100 (10.1%)‡
142 (15.1%)
Age (years)
72.7 (±5.7)
72.6 (±5.5)
72.4 (±5.3)
72.9 (±5.2)
73.2 (±5.6)
73.5 (±6.1)
Current smoker
50 (10.8%)
149 (13.0%)
213 (13.0%)
42 (9.3%)
105 (10.6%)
118 (12.5%)
Current drinker
122 (26.3%)†
535 (46.9%)
777 (47.4%)
189 (41.8%)†
623 (63.2%)
572 (60.9%)
Oral estrogen use
20 (4.3%)†
102 (8.9%)†
270 (16.4%)
NA
NA
NA
Calcium supplement use
73 (15.9%)†
273 (24.1%)†
513 (31.5%)
35 (7.8%)
95 (9.7%)
92 (9.9%)
Height (cm)
159.4 (±6.3)
158.9 (±6.4)
158.7 (±6.1)
173.6 (±6.8)
172.9 (±6.6)
173.0 (±6.5)
Weight (lbs)
165.2 (±32.3)†
154.4 (±31.2)†
141.6 (±28.3)
184.2 (±31.2)†
177.2 (±26.8)†
167.1 (±24.8)
BMI (kg/m2)
29.5 (±5.4)†
27.7 (±5.2)†
25.5 (±4.8)
27.7 (±4.3)†
26.9 (±3.7)†
25.3 (±3.3)
Waist circumference (cm)
100.4 (±14.1)†
94.1 (±14.1)†
88.4 (±13.5)
101.2 (±11.2)†
98.8 (±10.0)†
94.6 (±9.5)
Weight at age 50 (lbs)
154.7 (±28.7)†
141.2 (±23.1)†
135.3 (±22.1)
184.3 (±29.7)†
172.6 (±24.1)†
167.1 (±21.5)
Fasting insulin (IU/mL)
21 (14,31)*†
14 (11,19)*†
11 (8,14)*
17 (12,28)*†
14 (10,19)*†
11 (8,14)*
Walk time (s to walk 15 ft)
6.7 (±2.7)†
5.9 (±2.1)
5.9 (±2.3)
6.0 (±3.1)‡
5.5 (±2.0)
5.5 (±2.2)
Physical activity (kcal/wk)*
210 (0,749)*†
385 (28,1094)*‡
495 (79,1193)*
856 (230,1920)*‡
917 (306,2166)*‡
1088 (405,2407)*
Frequent falls
33 (7.1%)†
38 (3.3%)
72 (4.4%)
16 (3.6%)
13 (1.3%)
23 (2.5%)
Vision problem
53 (12.4%)‡
83 (7.7%)
117 (7.6%)
18 (4.0%)
50 (5.1%)
55 (6.0%)
AAI < 0.90
89 (20.1%)†
123 (11.1%)
180 (11.2%)
102 (23.2%)†
129 (13.2%)
112 (12.0%)
Prevalent CVD
151 (32.5%)†
237 (20.7%)‡
285 (17.3%)
189 (41.7%)†
285 (28.8%)
290 (30.8%)
High creatinine (≥1.5 mg/dL men or ≥1.3 mg/dL women)
37 (8.2%)‡
52 (4.6%)
70 (4.3%)
55 (12.2%)
108 (10.9%)
95 (10.1%)
eGFR <60 mL/min/ 1.73 m2
99 (21.9%)
245 (21.4%)
333 (20.2%)
118 (26.5%)‡
245 (24.7%)‡
196 (20.8%)
Data are means (±standard deviations) or proportions unless otherwise indicated.
*Data are medians (25th percentile, 75th percentile). † value <0.001. ‡ value <0.05.