Research Article

Posthospital Discharge Medical Care Costs and Family Burden Associated with Osteoporotic Fracture Patients in China from 2011 to 2013

Table 2

Baseline fractures and comorbidities.


Fractures, (%)
 1112 (91.1)
 210 (8.1)
 31 (0.8)

Fracture type, (%)
 Vertebral42 (34.2)
  Thoracic vertebra13
  Lumbar vertebra29
 Hip77 (62.6)
  Nonhip/nonvertebral3 (2.4)
  Multiple fracture sites1 (0.8)

Comorbidities
 Mean (SD)2.3 (1.7)
 024 (19.5)
 1~365 (52.9)
 >334 (27.6)

Common comorbidities, (%)
 Hypertension75 (61.0)
 Rheumatoid arthritis51 (41.5)
 High cholesterol43 (35.0)
 Cardiovascular disease42 (34.2)
 Chronic lung disease33 (26.8)

SD: standard deviation.