Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 181 women with a recent fracture who did or did not sustain a fall during the two-year follow-up period

Demographic characteristics

Age (mean, SD)*

67.98 (5.73)

70.05 (6.70)

Marital status

Married/living together

70 (69%)

48 (61%)

Single/divorced/widowed

32 (31%)

31 (39%)

Education

Elementary school

59 (58%)

40 (51%)

Middle school/high school

37 (36%)

33 (42%)

College/University

6 (6%)

6 (8%)

BMD measurements

BMD femoral neck (mean, SD)

0.68 (0.11)

0.66 (0.11)

BMD lumbar spine (mean, SD)

0.87 (0.15)

0.84 (0.23)

WHO classification

Osteoporosis

48 (47%)

42 (53%)

Osteopenia

32 (31%)

26 (33%)

Normal BMD

22 (22%)

11 (14%)

Type of fracture according to Center [22]

Hip

11 (11%)

8 (10%)

Major

24 (24%)

15 (19%)

Minor

55 (54%)

43 (54%)

Fingers/toes

12 (12%)

13 (16%)