Table 4 Baseline characteristics of aged care residents
Characteristic | Overall | Wedge 1 | Wedge 2 | Difference between groups (p value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Mean | 85.2 | 85.7 | 84.8 | 0.3 |
(95% CI) | (84.2–86.2) | (84.7–86.6) | (83.1–86.4) | ||
(individual range) | (48–107) |  |  | ||
Male sex | Percent | 29.8 | 28.7 | 30.6 | 0.4 |
(95% CI) | (27.1–32.4) | (25.4–32.0) | (26.7–35.0) | ||
(% range) | (8.8–54.4) |  |  | ||
Adequate (≥800 IU/day) vitamin D supplement use | Percent | 56.2 | 58.1 | 54.7 | 0.4 |
(95% CI) | (51.4–61.0) | (53.0–63.1) | (47.1–62.3) | ||
(% range) | (15.4–77.5) |  |  | ||
Adequate (≥500 mg/day) calcium supplement use | Percent | 17.8 | 15.5 | 19.6 | 0.2 |
(95% CI) | (13.8–21.8) | (12.2–18.9) | (13.3–26.0) | ||
(% range) | (0–46.9) |  |  | ||
Osteoporosis medication use | Percent | 15.3 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 0.4 |
(95% CI) | (13.1–17.5) | (11.8–17.3) | (12.9–19.0) | ||
(% range) | (3.8–40.0) |  |  | ||
Number of prescribed oral medications | Mean | 10.9 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 0.0025 |
(95% CI) | (10.2–11.7) | (8.8–10.9) | (11.1–12.5) | ||
(individual range) | (0–43) |  |  | ||