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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: The fracture predictive ability of a musculoskeletal composite score in old men – data from the MrOs Sweden study

 

N

 

Anthropometry, mean (SD)

3014

 

 Age (years)

 

75.4 (3.2)

 Height (cm)

 

174.8 (6.5)

 Weight (kg)

 

80.8 (12.1)

 BMI (kg/m2)

 

26.4 (3.6)

Physical activity, mean (SD)

2977

 

 PASE-score

 

130.6 (61.7)

Smoker, n (%)

3011

 

 Never

 

1058 (35.1%)

 Current/past

 

1953 (64.8%)

Alcohol, n (%)

2472

 

  < 2 drinks/day

 

2247 (74.6%)

  ≥ 2 drinks/day

 

225 (7.5%)

Medical historya, n (%)

3014

 

 Yes

 

1961 (65.1%)

 No

 

1053 (34.9%)

Osteoporosis, n (%)

3006

 

 Yes

 

56 (1.9%)

 No

 

2950 (97.9%)

Any fall during past 12 months, n (%)

3003

 

 Yes

 

495 (16.4%)

 No

 

2508 (83.2%)

Education, n (%)

3006

 

 Elementary school

 

1397 (46.4%)

 Higher education

 

1609 (53.4%)

Native country, n (%)

3012

 

 Sweden

 

2800 (92.9%)

 Other

 

212 (7.0%)

Body composition (kg), mean (SD)

2950

 

 Total body lean mass

 

55.5 (6.8)

BMC (g), mean (SD)

2984

 

 Femoral neck

 

5.0 (0.9)

Bone area (cm2), mean (SD)

2984

 

 Femoral neck

 

5.9 (0.5)

aBMD (g/cm2), mean (SD)

2984

 

 Femoral neck

 

0.83 (0.13)

Quantitative ultrasound (m/s), mean (SD)

2659

 

 Calcaneal SOS

 

1551.1 (37.7)

Hand grip strength (kg), mean (SD)

2945

43.0 (7.9)

  1. aHistory of hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke or cancer. N Numbers, % Percentages, BMI Body mass index, BMC Bone mineral content, aBMD Areal bone mineral density, SOS Speed of sound, SD Standard deviation