Cardiovascular Risk Factor Analysis in Patients with a Recent Clinical Fracture at the Fracture Liaison Service
Table 3
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and diabetes mellitus type 2 according to age per decade in patients with a recent fracture after age 50.
50–59 y. () (%)
60–69 y. () (%)
70–79 y. () (%)
80–89 y. () (%)
-valuea
Cardiovascular disease (CVD)b
34 (7.6)
57 (12.0)
64 (20.1)
31 (25.8)
0.006
Ischaemic heart disease
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (0.3)
2 (1.7)
0.013
Myocardial infarction
5 (1.1)
17 (3.6)
12 (3.8)
5 (4.2)
0.030
Angina pectoris
1 (0.2)
5 (1.1)
14 (4.4)
7 (5.8)
<0.001
Percutaneous coronary intervention
6 (1.3)
14 (3.0)
9 (2.8)
4 (3.3)
NS
Coronary bypass
3 (0.7)
6 (1.3)
10 (3.1)
3 (2.5)
0.038
Cerebrovascular accident
10 (2.2)
6 (1.3)
17 (5.3)
11 (9.2)
<0.001
Transient ischaemic attack
7 (1.6)
10 (2.1)
10 (3.1)
8 (6.7)
0.024
Peripheral artery disease
7 (1.6)
13 (2.7)
13 (4.1)
7 (5.8)
0.040
Venous thromboembolic events (VTE)c
4 (0.9)
7 (1.5)
7 (2.2)
5 (4.2)
NS
Venous thromboembolism
3 (0.7)
6 (1.3)
4 (1.3)
2 (1.7)
NS
Pulmonary embolism
2 (0.4)
1 (0.2)
3 (0.9)
4 (3.3)
0.009
Hypertension (HT)
49 (11.0)
65 (13.7)
60 (18.9)
28 (23.3)
0.001
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2)
16 (3.6)
42 (8.9)
27 (8.9)
11 (9.2)
0.006
CVD or VTE
37 (8.3)
62 (13.1)
67 (21.1)
34 (28.3)
<0.001
CVD or VTE or HT
81 (18.1)
120 (25.3)
105 (33.0)
54 (45.0)
<0.001
CVD or VTE or HT or DM2
93 (20.8)
142 (30.0)
114 (35.8)
58 (48.3)
<0.001
aFisher’s exact test.
bCardiovascular 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.
cVenous thromboembolic events: having venous thromboembolism or pulmonary thromboembolism in medical history.
