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Table 1 General characteristics between the fracture and non fracture groups.

From: Dietary patterns associated with fall-related fracture in elderly Japanese: a population based prospective study

 

Fall-related fracture group (n = 28)

Non fall-related fracture group (n = 849)

p value

Age (years old)

82.3

±

5.9

79.1

±

4.6

0.001

Height (cm)

151.9

±

9.3

154.6

±

8.7

0.121

Weight (kg)

54.2

±

9.0

57.0

±

9.6

0.121

BMI (kg/m2)

23.4

±

3.1

23.8

±

3.3

0.528

MMSE

26.6

±

2.7

27.5

±

2.3

0.058

MOS score

3.9

±

1.8

4.3

±

1.7

0.227

Energy intake

2025

±

640

1998

±

495

0.782

Gender (male)

 

28.6%

  

44.8%

 

0.096

Stroke history

 

7.1%

  

5.3%

 

0.671

Diabetes history

 

17.9%

  

13.8%

 

0.541

Kidney disease history

 

0.0%

  

7.3%

 

0.997

Osteoporosis history

 

3.6%

  

7.3%

 

0.462

Cancer history

 

21.4%

  

12.8%

 

0.192

Use of stabilizer

 

10.7%

  

13.3%

 

0.691

Use of hypnotic

 

7.1%

  

10.7%

 

0.549

Use of steroid

 

3.6%

  

4.0%

 

0.908

Use of supplement

 

10.7%

  

18.1%

 

0.589

Use of HRT

 

39.3%

  

3.7%

 

0.998

Smoking habit

 

21.4%

  

43.7%

 

0.026

Drinking habit

 

35.7%

  

52.1%

 

0.085

Experience of falls in previous 6 months

 

25.0%

  

16.5%

 

0.252

  1. Variable are presented as mean ± SD or %.
  2. BMI; body mass index, MMSE; Mini Mental State Examination, MOS score; medical outcome study questionnaire, HRT; Hormone Replacement Therapy.
  3. Analysis by Simple logistic regression model
  4. Data in bold are p < 0.05