Figure 2

Illustration of the distribution of patients in the study according to the presence of vertebral fractures, hyperkyphosis and flexed posture in relation to future falls. The large white rectangle represents all patients in the study (n = 51), whereof in the blue rectangle patients with vertebral fractures (n = 20; 39%); in the grey rectangle patients with a hyperkyphosis (Cobb angle ≥50 °; n = 28; 55%); and in the pink rectangle patients with a flexed posture (OWD >5.0 cm; n = 22; 44%). Patients with combinations of these entities are represented by the overlapping areas of the colored rectangles, with n noted in each box. Twelve patients (24%) had none of the entities present (white rectangle). * 9 patients had all entities present. ** The red oval represents all fallers (n = 13); all fallers had at least one of the three entities present. In nine fallers all entities were present.