Treatment for Osteoporosis among Women in Japan: Associations with Patient Characteristics and Patient-Reported Outcomes in the 2008–2011 Japan National Health and Wellness Surveys
Table 1
Characteristics of women in Japan diagnosed with osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis treatment status
Total ()
Currently treated ()
Not currently treated ()
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
value1
Age (years)
66.9
7.45
67.3
6.9
66.2
8.3
0.033
CCI
0.30
1.54
0.34
1.87
0.23
0.55
0.285
Length of diagnosis (years)
5.3
5.5
5.1
5.5
5.7
5.6
0.127
%
%
%
value2
Married/living with partner
627
69.7%
409
69.8%
218
69.4%
0.909
University degree
150
16.7%
97
16.6%
53
16.9%
0.900
Household income
0.848
Below median
472
52.4%
305
52.0%
167
53.2%
Above median
341
37.9%
222
37.9%
119
37.9%
Decline to answer income
87
9.7%
59
10.1%
28
8.9%
Cigarette smoking
0.317
Never
694
77.1%
449
76.6%
245
78.0%
Current
87
9.7%
53
9.0%
34
10.8%
Former
119
13.2%
84
14.3%
35
11.1%
Daily alcohol use
68
7.6%
51
8.7%
17
5.4%
0.075
Exercise
504
56.0%
342
58.4%
162
51.6%
0.051
BMI categories
0.212
Underweight
115
12.8%
76
13.0%
39
12.4%
Normal
676
75.1%
446
76.1%
230
73.2%
Overweight or obese
90
10.0%
50
8.6%
40
12.7%
Declined to answer weight
19
2.1%
14
2.4%
5
1.6%
Completed menopause
679
75.4%
463
79.0%
216
68.8%
0.001
On glucocorticoids
41
4.6%
32
5.5%
9
2.9%
0.075
Back pain
113
12.6%
78
13.3%
35
11.1%
0.350
Arthritis
160
17.8%
98
16.7%
62
19.7%
0.258
Family history of osteoporosis
194
21.6%
137
23.4%
57
18.2%
0.069
BMD scan
0.026
Yes
805
89.4%
536
91.5%
269
85.7%
No
58
6.4%
31
5.3%
27
8.6%
Do not know
37
4.1%
19
3.2%
18
5.7%
Previous fracture since age 50
336
37.3%
232
39.6%
104
33.1%
0.056
Moderate or severe osteoporosis
371
41.2%
287
49.0%
84
26.8%
<0.001
Visited physician
829
92.1%
565
96.4%
264
84.1%
<0.001
Visited ER
68
7.6%
43
7.3%
25
8.0%
0.736
Hospitalized
82
9.1%
57
9.7%
25
8.0%
0.380
1Independent-samples -test; 2Pearson chi-square test; CCI: Charlson comorbidity index; BMD: bone mineral density; BMI: body mass index; ER: emergency room.
