Journal of Osteoporosis

Research Article

Bone Mass and Strength and Fall-Related Fractures in Older Age

Table 2

Baseline characteristics in control and exercise groups divided into fallers without fracture (nonfracture) or fallers with fracture (fracture) and adjusted mean difference (95% confidence intervals).


	Controls, N = 84		(Anova)	Exercisers, N = 103		(Anova)
	Nonfracture N = 55	Fracture N = 29	(Anova)	Nonfracture N = 65	Fracture N = 38	(Anova)

Age (y)	61.7 (4.8)	62.9 (4.1)	0.25	63.1 (5.8)	63.5 (6.2)	0.66
Height (cm)	161.2 (6.0)	161.8 (5.6)	0.66	161.1 (5.4)	160.3 (5.0)	0.25
Weight (kg)	69.4 (10.9)	66.7 (9.4)	0.25	67.0 (9.7)	66.1 (9.5)	0.83
DXA			Mean difference¹			Mean difference¹
Femoral neck BMD	0.824 (0.122)	0.764 (0.107)	4.8 (−1.3 to 10.5)	0.822 (0.135)	0.785 (0.091)	3.8 (−1.9 to 9.6)
Trochanter BMD	0.906 (0.116)	0.840 (0.106)	5.4 (−0.1 to 10.7)	0.909 (0.140)	0.874 (0.090)	3.4 (−0.2 to 9.2)
Distal radius BMD	0.367 (0.063)	0.314 0(.053)	13.4 (6.4 to 22.3)²	0.350 (0.055)	0.318 (0.054)	9.4 (3.1 to 15.7)²
Distal tibia, pQCT
BMC	636.4 (86.3)	581.2 (84.0)	7.7 (1.6 to 13.8)²	657.7 (82.1)	622.8 (78.7)	4.8 (0.2 to 9.5)²
TrD	222.4 (30.0)	208.8 (35.8)	4.8 (−2.2 to 11.8)	225.6 (27.5)	217.9 (31.2)	3.9 (−1.2 to 9.0)
BSI	864.9 (292.4)	725.3 (252.2)	10.1 (−4.6 to 24.9)	847.0 (284.4)	773.2 (249.7)	8.1 (−5.2 to 21.5)
Tibial shaft, pQCT
BMC	762.8 (84.3)	727.0 (95.3)	3.6 (−1.3 to 8.5)	774.1 (88.8)	741.5 (80.5)	3.6 (−0.6 to 7.8)
CoD	1100.3 (30.5)	1096.2 (28.4)	0.3 (−0.9 to 1.6)	1095.5 (33.7)	1094.5 (31.7)	0.1 (−1.1 to 1.2)
CoA	277.0 (27.6)	265.1 (33.1)	3.2 (−1.1 to 7.5)	282.5 (29.5)	270.7 (26.1)	3.5 (−0.1 to 7.2)
BSI	1629.0 (197.6)	1615.1 (251.5)	0.3 (−5.4 to 6.0)	1683.0 (220.9)	1600.1 (238.0)	4.2 (−0.9 to 9.2)
Physical performance
Figure-8 run (s)	18.5 (2.4)	18.4 (2.3)	−0.7 (−6.0 to 4.3)	17.1 (1.7)	17.7 (1.9)	−3.1 (−6.0 to −0.6)²
Jumping height (cm)	17.3 (3.4)	18.3 (3.8)	−3.8 (−12.0 to 4.4)	19.9 (4.3)	18.4 (4.2)	7.6 (−0.8 to 15.9)
Grip strength, right hand	30.2 (4.5)	30.0 (4.3)	2.3 (−5.0 to 9.7)	30.8 (5.1)	28.6 (4.0)	4.5 (−1.1 to 10.1)
Isometric leg extensor (N/kg)	17.2 (2.9)	17.7 (2.8)	−2.8 (−9.5 to 4.0)	19.2 (3.5)	18.1 (3.9)	6.4 (−0.6 to 13.3)
VO_2max (ml/min/kg)	26.5 (4.9)	27.4 (5.6)	−0.9 (−7.2 to 5.4)	29.6 (6.1)	29.5 (5.8)	−0.3 (−5.1 to 4.5)

¹Adjusted for age, height, and weight. ².