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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population by gender and vertebral fracture

From: Cross-sectional associations between prevalent vertebral fracture and pulmonary function in the sixth Tromsø study

Characteristics

Men (n = 892)

Women (n = 1240)

No vertebral fracture (n = 771)

Vertebral fracture (n = 121)

P

No vertebral fracture (n = 1079)

Vertebral fracture (n = 161)

P

Age (years)

67.4 (7.6)

70.4 (7.5)

<0.001

67.3 (7.1)

71.3 (7.6)

<0.001

Body height (cm)

175.1 (6.5)

174.2 (6.9)

0.182

162.1 (6.1)

160.3 (7.1)

0.001

Body weight (kg)

83.9 (12.1)

82.9 (11.7)

0.371

71.0 (12.4)

68.8 (12.4)

0.039

Hip bone mineral density (BMD) (g/cm2)a

1.027 (0.142)

0.973 (0.161)

<0.001

0.901 (0.130)

0.830 (0.115)

<0.001

Smoking

  

0.491

  

0.421

Current

13.6% (105)

17.4% (21)

 

17.5% (189)

19.3% (31)

 

Past

61.6% (753)

57.0% (69)

 

41.5% (448)

36.0% (58)

 

Never

24.8% (191)

25.6% (31)

 

41.0% (443)

44.7% (72)

 

Physical inactivityb

20.4% (141)

17.4% (19)

0.661

19.7% (181)

18.8% (26)

0.947

Cardiovascular diseasec

22.6% (174)

24.0% (29)

0.733

10.1% (109)

15.5% (25)

0.038

Lung diseased

11.2% (86)

18.2% (22)

0.028

14.8% (160)

12.4% (20)

0.421

Hormone drugs for menopausee

   

7.7% (76)

4.6% (6)

0.193

Corticosteroid use

5.8% (45)

11.6% (14)

0.018

8.3% (90)

9.3% (15)

0.678

FVC (liter (SE))

4.20 (0.81)

4.00 (0.86)

0.014

2.95 (0.56)

2.77 (0.64)

<0.001

FEV1 (liter (SE))

3.05 (0.70)

2.82 (0.79)

0.001

2.18 (0.48)

2.02 (0.55)

<0.001

FEV1/FVC (% (SD))

72.5 (8.7)

69.9 (10.5)

0.003

73.8 (7.4)

72.5 (8.4)

0.046

  1. The Tromsø Study 2007-08.
  2. Values are mean (SD) or % (n).
  3. an = 860 men and 1152 women.
  4. bn = 799 men and 1057 women.
  5. cCerebral stroke, myocardial infarction, or angina pectoris.
  6. dAsthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or COPD.
  7. en = 1112 women.