Research Article

Evaluation of the Fracture Liaison Service within the Canadian Healthcare Setting

Table 1

Participant characteristics.

Baseline demographicsFLS groupPCP group value

Women, n (%)176 (78.2)192 (84.6)0.08
Age, years (SD)66.7 (11.6)65.8 (11.4)0.39
Body mass index, kg/m2 (SD)28.9 (6.1)28.2 (36.0)0.78
Postmenopausal status, n (%) (female)167 (94.9)182 (94.8)0.93
Smoking status, n (%)0.11
 Past11 (4.9)4 (1.8)
 Current39 (17.3)33 (14.5)
 Never175 (77.8)190 (83.7)
Alcohol 3 or more units/day, n (%)22 (9.8)31 (13.7)0.20