Vertebral fractures and self-perceived health in elderly women and men in a population-based cross-sectional study: the Tromsø Study 2007–08

Table 2 The association between prevalent vertebral fractures and back pain, neck pain, and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in univariate analyses, the Tromsø study 2007-08

Gender and factor	No fracture	Vertebral fracture	P-value
Men (N)	1012	165
Back pain; n (%)	145 (85%)	25 (15%)	0.429
Neck pain; n (%)	124 (89%)	16 (11%)	0.211
EQ-5D-3 L; mean (SD)	0.86 (0.17)	0.86 (0.16)	0.988
EQ-5D-3 L; mean (SD)	(n = 931)	(n = 145)	0.988
EQ VAS; mean (SD)	77.1 (15.1)	76.7 (12.5)	0.845
	(n = 426)	(n = 61)
Women (N)	1418	197
Back pain; n (%)	321 (84%)	63 (16%)	0.003
Neck pain; n (%)	313 (87%)	47 (13%)	0.315
EQ-5D-3 L; mean (SD)	0.82 (0.18)	0.74 (0.25)	<0.001
EQ-5D-3 L; mean (SD)	(n = 1254)	(n = 164)	<0.001
EQ VAS; mean (SD)	75.7 (17.4)	70.0 (17.9)	0.014
	(n = 559)	(n = 65)

1) The specific number of participants with HRQL- information is given in brackets.
2) Comparison of the variables between participants with and without vertebral fractures in univariate analyses, using chi-square testing for categorical variables and independent t-tests for continuous variables.

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