From: High prevalence of osteoporosis in patients undergoing spine surgery in China
Variables | Total | 50-59 | 60-69 | ≥70 | P |
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Female | |||||
 n of DXA | 678 | 232 | 339 | 107 |  |
 Age (years) | 62.67±8.02 | 54.80±2.78 | 63.56±2.81 | 76.92±5.08 |  |
 n of osteoporosis by DXA (n %) | 358(52.8%) | 67(28.8%) | 210(61.9%) | 81(75.7%) | <0.001* |
 n of osteopenia by DXA (n %) | 269(39.7%) | 138(59.5%) | 113(33.3%) | 18(16.8%) | <0.001* |
 n of patients with fragility VFs in osteoporosis (n %) | 221(61.7%) | 32(47.8%) | 135(64.3%) | 54(66.7%) | 0.031* |
 n of patients with fragility VFs in osteopenia (n %) | 83(30.9%) | 41(29.7%) | 38(38.1%) | 4(22.2%) | 0.210 |
 n of patients with fragility VFs in normal BMD (n %) | 6(11.8%) | 3(11.1%) | 3(18.75%) | 0 | |
 n of osteoporosis by DXA and VRA (n %) | 447(65.9%) | 111(47.8%) | 251(74.1%) | 85(79.4%) | <0.001* |
Male | |||||
 n of DXA | 567 | 233 | 263 | 71 |  |
 Age (years) | 61.72±8.04 | 54.07±2.87 | 64.46±2.59 | 76.65±4.66 |  |
 n of osteoporosis by DXA (n %) | 106(18.7%) | 37(15.9%) | 45(17.1%) | 24(33.8%) | 0.002* |
 n of osteopenia by DXA (n %) | 265(46.7%) | 97(41.6%) | 137(52.1%) | 31(43.7%) | 0.057 |
 n of patients with fragility VFs in osteoporosis (n %) | 50(47.2%) | 13(35.1%) | 17(37.8%) | 20(83.3%) | <0.001* |
 n of patients with fragility VFs in osteopenia (n %) | 81(30.6%) | 31(32.0%) | 40(29.2%) | 10(32.3%) | 0.895 |
 n of patients with fragility VFs in normal BMD (n %) | 43(21.9%) | 21(21.2%) | 18(22.2%) | 4(25.0%) | |
 n of osteoporosis by DXA and VRA (n %) | 230(40.6%) | 89(38.2%) | 103(39.2%) | 38(53.5%) | 0.058 |