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Table 2 Baseline characteristics for patients with and without any osteoporotic fracture
| Baseline characteristic | With any fracture | Without fracture | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 145) | (n = 8019) | (log-rank test) | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Sex | Male | 55 (37.9) | 5163 (64.4) | <.001 |
| Female | 90 (62.1) | 2854 (35.6 | ||
| Age | <65 yrs | 23 (15.9) | 4276 (53.3) | <.001 |
| > = 65 yrs | 122 (84.1) | 3743 (46.7) | ||
| Ethnicity | Western European | 105 (78.9) | 3171 (42.3) | <.001 |
| Oriental | 15 (11.3) | 1898 (24.7) | ||
| South Asian | 7 (5.3) | 2046 (26.6) | ||
| Other | 6 (4.5) | 566 (7.4) | ||
| Oxford Handicap Score | > = 3 | 35 (24.7) | 1859 (23.8) | 0.18 |
| <3 | 107 (75.4) | 5952 (76.2) | ||
| Smoking (ever) | Yes | 72 (49.7) | 3947 (49.9) | 0.43 |
| No | 73 (50.3) | 3966 (50.1) | ||
| Alcohol (any) | Yes | 54 (37.2) | 2269 (28.3) | 0.20 |
| No | 91 (62.8) | 5748 (71.7) | ||
| Diabetes | Yes | 24 (16.6) | 1875 (23.7) | 0.21 |
| No | 121 (83.5) | 6047 (76.3) | ||
| Stroke | Yes | 28 (19.3) | 1254 (15.8) | 0.28 |
| No | 117 (80.7) | 6664 (84.2) | ||
| Myocardial infarction | Yes | 15 (10.3) | 583 (7.4) | 0.33 |
| No | 130 (89.7) | 7317 (92.6) | ||
| Hypertension | Yes | 105 (72.4) | 5632 (71.1) | 0.45 |
| No | 40 (27.6) | 2285 (28.9) | ||
| Depression | Yes | 16 (16.0) | 528 (7.4) | 0.003 |
| No | 84 (84.0) | 6650 (92.6) | ||
| Antidepressant medication | Yes | 24 (16.6) | 536 (6.8) | <.001 |
| No | 121 (83.5) | 7332 (93.2) | ||
| Corticosteroid medication | Yes | 3 (2.1) | 47 (0.6) | 0.011 |
| No | 142 (97.9) | 7972 (99.4) | ||
| Any Osteoporosis Medication * | Yes | 23 (15.9) | 556 (6.9) | <.001 |
| No | 122 (84.1) | 7463 (93.1) | ||
| Homocysteine level at baseline † | (n = 40) | (n = 1165) | 0.43 | |
| mean (SD) | 14.2 (6.2) | 14.3 (8.6) |
