A New Predictive Index for Osteoporosis in Men under 70 Years of Age: An Index to Identify Male Candidates for Osteoporosis Screening by Bone Mineral Density

Table 1

Summary of descriptive characteristics of 359 men.

Variables	Mean ± SD or number (%)
Age (years)	54.3±7.9
Weight (kg)	72.2±9.6
Height (cm)	168.8±5.7
BMI (kg/m^2)	25.3±2.9
Current smoker	139 (38.7)
Heavy alcohol consumption*	206 (57.4)
Exercise^†	256 (71.3)
𝑇-score^‡	−0.0±1.0
Number of subjects with osteoporosis	32 (8.9)
OST^§	3.2±2.6

SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index.
∗Consuming two or more bottles of any kind of alcohol per week.
†Exercise of any kind for any duration on a regular basis.
‡The lowest 𝑇-score either of femur or lumbar spine.
§Osteoporosis self-assessment tool [weight (kg) − age (years)]  × 0.2, decimal dropped.