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Table 2 The comparison of the data in patients with new falls and without falls

From: A prospective cohort study of the risk factors for new falls and fragility fractures in self-caring elderly patients aged 80 years and over

Items

With new falls(n=87)

Without new fall experiences(n=203)

P

Age (years)

84.4±3.5

83.6±3.1

0.058

BMI (kg/m2)

23.2±3.2

23.7±3.0

0.247

ADL (score)

95 (95, 100)

100 (95, 100)

0.001

FRA (score)

10 (10, 12)

10 (8, 11)

0.000

Ca2+ (mmol/L)

2.31±0.10

2.33±0.09

0.122

Inorganic phosphorus (mmol/L)

1.11±0.16

1.11±0.16

0.773

PTH (pg/mL)

44.21 (39.79~48.85)

44.31 (40.94~47.65)

0.411

E2 (pg/mL)

30.36±19.19

31.86±19.08

0.547

T (ng/mL)

1.93 (0.29, 3.01)

2.57 (0.33, 3.77)

0.022

25OHD (ng/mL)

20.32±9.26

21.76±11.85

0.313

eGFR (mL/min)

75.98±22.32

72.70±19.36

0.209

OC (ng/mL)

12.47 (11.36~13.90)

13.14 (12.35~13.90)

0.251

P1NP (ng/mL)

31.99 (29.54~34.78)

31.48 (29.29~33.87)

0.410

β-CTx (ng/mL)

0.18 (0.13, 0.29)

0.21 (0.14,0.30)

0.216

L1-4BMD (g/cm2)

1.18±0.31

1.16±0.25

0.611

LnBMD (g/cm2)

0.76±0.15

0.79±0.16

0.167

RnBMD (g/cm2)

0.75±0.14

0.80±0.16

0.015

LtBMD (g/cm2)

0.84±0.16

0.86±0.17

0.308

RtBMD (g/cm2)

0.82±0.16

0.86±0.17

0.032

Grip (kg)

24.51±6.93

27.18±8.95

0.010

Walking speed (m/s)

0.84±0.24

0.96±0.25

0.001

TUG (s)

15.43 (13.78~17.48)

13.16 (12.48~13.94)

0.009

CRT (s)

16.32 (14.90~17.88)

14.65 (13.88~15.46)

0.027

  1. BMI Body Mass Index, ADL Activity of Daily Living scale, FRA The fall risk assessment, PTH parathyroid hormone, E2 estradiol, T Total testosterone, 25(OH)D 25-hydroxyvitamin D, eGFR glomerular filtration rate, OC osteocalcin, P1NP type I amino-terminal propeptide, β-CTx β-C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, L1-4BMD bone mineral density of lumbar, LnBMD bone mineral density of left femoral neck, RnBMD bone mineral density of right femoral neck, LtBMD bone mineral density of left total hip, RtBMD bone mineral density of right total hip, TUG timed up & go, CRT chair rising test