Osteoporosis among Fallers without Concomitant Fracture Identified in an Emergency Department: Frequencies and Risk Factors

Table 2

Demographic data on fallers included from emergency department (𝑛=199) compared to patients referred from general practice (𝑛=201). Data on women and men are reported separately. Results from independent sample t-test.

		Women			Men
	Fallers 𝑛=126 Mean (SD)	General practice 𝑛=174; Mean (SD)	Fallers versus general practice P-value	Fallers 𝑛=73; Mean (SD)	General practice 𝑛=27; Mean (SD)	Fallers versus general practice P-value
Age, years	62.0 (8.2)	62.7 (8.7)	n.s.	64.6 (8.9)	66.9 (8.9)	n.s.
Weight, kilo	72.6 (16.0)	66.7 (13.9)	.001	85.4 (15.3)	77.5 (11.2)	.006
Height, cm	164.2 (7.3)	161.2 (6.6)	.001	176.3 (7.0)	174.7 (7.5)	n.s.
Body mass index, kg/cm^2	27.0 (5.8)	25.7 (5.3)	.06	27.4 (4.6)	25.3 (2.8)	.03