Research Article
Factors Associated with Persistence with Teriparatide Therapy: Results from the DANCE Observational Study
Table 1
Demographics and baseline characteristics.
| | Variable | N | Value |
| | Age in years, mean (SD) | 1267 | 66.9 (11.4) | | Female gender, n (%) | 1267 | 1151 (90.8%) | | Race, n (%) | 1267 | | | White | | 999 (78.9%) | | African American | | 18 (1.4%) | | Hispanic | | 230 (18.2%) | | Other | | 20 (1.6%) | | Education, n (%) | 999 | | | <High school | | 52 (5.2%) | | High school | | 437 (43.7%) | | College | | 414 (41.4%) | | Graduate school | | 96 (9.6%) | | History of ≥1 fragility fracture, n (%) | 1226 | 388 (31.7%) | | History of prior osteoporosis therapy, n (%) | 1254 | 1036 (82.6%) | | Family history of osteoporosis, n (%) | 1176 | 481 (40.9%) | | Family history of hip fracture, n (%) | 1177 | 232 (19.7%) | | Lumbar spine T-score, mean (SD) | 1012 | −2.34 (1.44) | | Femoral neck T-score, mean (SD) | 976 | −2.30 (0.97) | | Total hip T-score, mean (SD) | 777 | −1.97 (1.00) | | ≥1 active medical condition, n (%) | 1255 | 1066 (84.9%) | | Smoking, n (%) | 1191 | 173 (14.5%) | | Alcohol, n (%) | 1172 | 289 (24.7%) | | Caffeine, n (%) | 1077 | 912 (84.7%) |
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